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Illnesses and disabilities can happen when the human body does not work properly, is exposed to disease or is hurt. Problems can affect the brain, the body or both. They may be visible, like a limp or acne, or invisible, like depression or diabetes.

Some conditions happen before a child is born; some occur only in childhood and adolescence. In many cases, what doctors do and how kids get better is different than for adults.

Subcategories

• Acne
• Allergies
• Alopecia
• Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
• Anemia
• Anorexia
• Anthrax
• Anxiety Disorders
• Appendicitis
• Arthritis
• Asperger Syndrome
• Asthma
• Attention Deficit Disorder
• Autism
• Bedwetting
• Bipolar Disorder
• Blindness
• Bronchitis
• Bulimia
• Cancer
• Celiac Disease
• Cerebral Palsy
• Chickenpox
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
• Cystic Fibrosis
• Deafness
• Depression
• Diabetes
• Down Syndrome
• Dyscalculia
• Dysgraphia
• Dyslexia
• Eating Disorders
• Endometriosis
• Epilepsy
• Fifth Disease
• Glaucoma
• HIV and AIDS
• Heart Disease
• Hypoglycemia
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Influenza
• Learning Disabilities
• Living with Disability
• Lou Gehrig's Disease
• Lupus
• Measles
• Mental Retardation
• Mononucleosis
• Motion Sickness
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Muscular Dystrophy
• Myasthenia Gravis
• Obesity
• Orthorexia
• Rubella
• SARS
• Scoliosis
• Sickle Cell Anemia
• Speech Disorders
• Spina Bifida
• Summer Camps
• Teen Health
• Tonsillitis
• Tourette Syndrome
• Vaccinations
• Vertigo

Resources in This Category

• Bandaides & Blackboards: Kids

  http://www.lehman.cuny.edu/faculty/jfleitas/bandaides/contkids.html
  Read stories, get tips about teasing, and take a hospital tour. Learn fun things to do in the hospital and how the body works.

• Dr Pedi: Common Illnesses

  http://www.pediatriconcall.com/kidscorner/commonill/index.aspx
  Dr Pedi tells about some common ways kids get sick or hurt. Learn about fever, head lice, cuts and scrapes, and measles.

• Environmental Diseases from A to Z

  http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/atoz/
  Explores how air, water, sun, dust, plants, animals, chemicals, and metals can make people sick.

• HeadLice.Org For Kids

  http://www.headlice.org/kids/
  Information and activities for kids presented by kids. Learn about head lice, their life cycle, and what they do.

• Health Information

  http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/patients/child/health/
  Collection of articles help children and their families understand basic medical conditions, tests, and procedures. Also includes a guide to home care and wellness. From the Children's Hospital Medical Center of Cincinnati.

• Kids First for Health

  http://www.gosh.nhs.uk/children/
  Learn about illnesses, tests and treatments, look up words in the dictionary, read about the hospital and play games in the club.

• KidsHealth: Laryngitis

  http://kidshealth.org/en/kids/laryngitis.html
  Find out how the voice works and why it sometimes doesn't.

• KidsHealth: The Scoop on Strep Throat

  http://kidshealth.org/en/kids/strep-throat.html
  Tells what it is, how you get it, what the doctor does, and how to get better.

• Living With Artificial Limbs

  http://www.ingenious.org.uk/Read/Conflict/ArtificialLimbs/
  Interviews with three people who have lost an arm or leg. Learn how they feel and how they dealt with the loss. Also see pictures of artificial limbs from past to present.

• Rabies Web Site for Kids

  http://www.cdc.gov/rabiesandkids/
  Learn about this serious disease, what causes it, who gets it, and how to prevent it. Includes warning signs, vaccinations, and activities.

• Teens First for Health

  http://www.gosh.nhs.uk/teenagers/
  Learn about illnesses, allergies and disabilities. Sections on the teen body, ask a doctor, share stories and check out the games.

• TeensHealth: Hepatitis

  http://kidshealth.org/en/teens/hepatitis.html
  Includes what it is, the different types, signs and symptoms, and how to protect against this disease.

• TeensHealth: Infections

  http://kidshealth.org/teen/infections/
  Articles about infections that teens can get, with information about how they're spread, signs and symptoms, when to go to the doctor, and prevention.

• The Deadly Bugs of War

  http://whyfiles.org/141bioweapons2/5.html
  Provides information about anthrax, botulinum toxin, plague, smallpox, and tularemia. Includes symptoms of exposure, vaccines, and treatments.

• The Facts About Fractures and Broken Bones

  http://kidshealth.org/en/kids/broken-bones.html
  Learn about different types of fractures, what happens to the bone, how the doctor helps, and when the cast comes off.

• Transplant Kids

  http://www.transplantkids.co.uk/
  Information on the process, from assessment through surgery. Includes sections on infection, rejection and life after transplant.

• Turner Syndrome

  http://kidshealth.org/en/teens/turner.html
  Learn more about what it is, how doctors diagnose TS, symptoms, and treatment.

• What I need to know about Liver Transplantation

  http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/livertransplant_ez/index.aspx
  Explains why people need transplants, what happens during surgery, and how to keep the new liver healthy.

• Your Genes, Your Health

  http://www.ygyh.org/
  A multimedia guide to genetic, inherited disorders, and Fragile X syndrome.

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