Measles is an infection caused by a highly contagious virus. Learn the symptoms and causes of measles and how it can be prevented.
Learn what to look for if you suspect your child has rubella (German measles). Also learn about the risk factors and complications of this illness and how it can be prevented.
Treatment to suppress the immune system affects how your child’s body responds to routine immunizations. This guide discusses how to keep your child healthy while taking immune-suppressing treatment.
Read about types of immunizations that are recommended during a child's first year of life and onward.
This page explains the diagnosis and treatment of primary immune deficiency (PID), a genetic condition that weakens the immune system.
Before your child has heart surgery, you will need to come in for a pre-operative visit. The team will assess your child's health and answer any questions you have about the operation.
Your child needs to take the medicine called budesonide. This information sheet explains what budesonide does, how to give it, and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.
Learn about signs and symptoms of mumps and how to manage it in your child.
Learn how your child can minimize infection at home, after the blood and marrow transplant.
Find information about plasma protein products made from donated blood. Learn about the different products and their uses.
Learn about the safety of vaccines, their side effects, how they are given and what they protect your child against.
Vaccines help to protect you against many different diseases. Learn about different vaccines and how to keep track of which vaccines you have had.
22q11DS is a genetic condition with a wide range of symptoms. Learn about some of the more common medical features of 22q11DS.
Your child needs to take the medicine called topotecan. This information sheet explains what topotecan does, how to give it, and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.
Your child needs to take the medicine called cladribine. This information sheet explains what cladribine does, how to give it, and what side effects, or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.
Learn about heart conditions that afflict children. Examples, possible causes, methods of detection and prevention of heart disease are discussed.
Isolation precautions such as airborne precautions may need to be used to stop the spread of infection. These are additional precautions that need to be taken to help prevent the spread of infections caused by airborne routes of spread of germs.
Your child needs to take the medicine called imatinib. This information sheet explains what imatinib does, how to give it, and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.
Your child needs to take the medicine called bleomycin. This information sheet explains what bleomycin does, how to give it, and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.
Your child needs to take the medicine called vincristine. This information sheet explains what vincristine does, how to give it, and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.
Learn the answers to some common questions about JIA medications including which vaccinations are safe to take, and the role of complementary and alternative medicines, and how they can affect your child.
