Some common diseases in children are:

Meningitis
Cold and flu
Convulsions
Skin problem
Anemia

Meningitis: This may be come as a complication of measles or other serious illness. Mothers who have tuberculosis, their children may have tuberculosis meningitis. A child that has meningitis will experience head titled way back 8O , the child will be sick and always cries and screams, his neck will be too stiff to bend forward and his body will be making strange movements.

Cold and Flu: The common cold, mild fever, running nose, cough and sore throat is a frequent but not a serious problem in children .
Treat that child with paracetamol or aspirin and too much liquid. A child that has cod can quickly get well by eating good food and fruits .

Convulsion in Children: Some common causes of convulsions in children are epilepsy, high fever, meningistis and malaria.
Prevention: Get some Garlic, ginger and onions and grind all of them properly and mix with palm kernel old.

Skin Problems: The most common skin problem in children includes Scabies, eczema, diaper rash, ring worm, fungus infections, etc.

How to Prevent skin problems:

Control lice, scabies and bedbugs.

Bath and delouse your children often.

Don’t all children with ring worm or scabies to sleep and play together with other children,Give them adequate treatment and on time too.

Anemia: In children, anemia can come from not eating foods that is rich in iron. It can also come from breast or bottle feeding after six months without giving other foods. It can also come from sickle cell disease, malaria and chronic gut infections.
Prevention and Treatment

Give your child anti-malaria to prevent and cure malaria.

Take the child to a health worker to check for sickle cell disease and any underlying infections like urinary infection.

Improve your child’s diet with more foods rich in iron like beans, eggs, groundnuts, green leafy vegetables and lentils.

NB: Don’t give iron tablet to a small child or baby. Give iron as liquid or crush the table into powder and mix with food.

Read more: http://healthable.org/some-common-diseases-in-children/#ixzz2JZNglfey