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Kids Health (0–5 Years)What diseases children face, how to treat at home, when to run to hospital and what parents must do
🚨 DANGER SIGNS — go to the hospital immediately if your child has:
- • Difficulty breathing, fast breathing or chest pulling in
- • Refusing all drinks or breastfeeding
- • Seizure, unconsciousness or cannot be woken
- • No urine for 8+ hours, sunken eyes, no tears
- • Blood in stool or repeated vomiting
- • Fever over 3 days, or any fever under 3 months of age
- • Bluish lips or skin, or a rash that does not fade when pressed
- • Unusually drowsy, floppy or irritable child
📋 Common Diseases 18 Topics
💉 Vaccination Schedule (EPI)
WHO/EPI| Age | Vaccine | Protects against |
|---|---|---|
| At birth | 💉 BCG + Hepatitis B (birth dose) | TB protection, liver virus protection |
| 6 weeks | 💉 Penta (DPT-HepB-Hib) + OPV + PCV + Rotavirus | Whooping cough, polio, pneumonia, diarrhea |
| 10 weeks | 💉 Penta-2 + OPV-2 + PCV-2 + Rotavirus-2 | Booster protection continues |
| 14 weeks | 💉 Penta-3 + OPV-3 + PCV-3 + IPV | Full primary series completed |
| 9–12 months | 💉 MMR-1 (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) | Measles/mumps/rubella protection |
| 6 months + (every 6 months) | 💉 Vitamin A capsule | Vision, immunity, survival |
| 15–18 months | 💉 MMR-2 + DPT booster-1 | Long-term protection |
| Yearly after 1 year | 💉 Deworming + flu shot (optional) | Worm-free gut, fewer flu episodes |
👨👩👧 What Parents Must Do
1. Breastfeed ONLY for the first 6 months — no water, no honey, no cow milk.
2. Start soft complementary food at 6 months + keep breastfeeding up to 2 years.
3. Vaccinate exactly on the EPI schedule — never delay more than a few days.
4. Never give honey to a baby under 1 year (infant botulism risk).
5. Do NOT self-prescribe antibiotics — wrong dose builds resistance.
6. Babies sleep on their BACK on a firm mattress, no pillows/soft toys in the crib.
7. No screen time under 2 years; 2–5 years maximum 1 supervised hour a day.
8. Wash hands before feeding and after diapers; keep nails short.
9. Weigh and measure your child monthly — growth curve tells more than fever charts.
10. Never shake a baby — shaking causes permanent brain injury.
ℹ️ Educational guidance only — always consult your pediatrician for diagnosis and treatment. Software by Prince Mizan | 0544366014
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🔍 Symptoms
🏠 Home care
🚨 Go to hospital when…
🛡️ Prevention