No matter how much we try to alter our lifestyle by exercising and eating healthy, we are still prone to disease as trivial as a common cold. As adults, we are safe from a variety of ailments owing to our strong immune system, but the same cannot be said about children.

Our body’s immune system does a good job of protecting us from the onslaught of various diseases and infections. However, children’s immune system isn’t as strong as adults, so they are more prone to diseases than we are. One of the most common diseases that affect children is the hand-foot-and-mouth disease.

Sepsis is a condition that can affect anyone, but some groups can have a higher risk of contracting sepsis. One such group includes the newborns. Sepsis in babies (also known as neonatal sepsis) can usually occur during the first 90 days of their life. This obviously is because infants have a developing immunity which makes them an easy target for bacterial infections.

West Nile virus is a mosquito borne infection which causes West Nile fever. Common West Nile virus symptoms start showing up between 2 to 15 days after onset normally depending on the severity of the condition. However, in most cases, it is very difficult to identify the symptoms since 8 out of 10 people don’t seem to develop any in the first place.

Mosquito season during the months of summer, continuing through fall season is the dominant period during which a West Nile infection can spread. West Nile virus is a mosquito borne disease and can lead to symptoms like fever, nausea, headaches among others. It is estimated that 1 in 5 people in the country develop West Nile virus symptoms while only 1 in about 100 cases develop severe symptoms that affect the central nervous system.

Viral infections can spread very easily and rely on a healthy host to infect through the virus. These are normally categorized into air borne, food borne, sexually transmitted infections among others. However, bacterial and viral infections exhibit signs and symptoms which make it easy to identify depending on the type of virus.