Elementary students
Learning Center
Mosquito bites
Learn about the many ways to prevent mosquito bites and how to ease the itch if you are bitten.
Peritonitis
Learn about the causes, symptoms and treatment of peritonitis.
Spina bifida
Learn about this condition in which an unborn baby's spine and spinal cord don't form properly. Surgery during pregnancy may be a treatment option.
Tay-Sachs disease
This rare, inherited disease causes a buildup of fatty acids that damages the brain and typically results in muscle control loss, blindness and paralysis.
Pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum
Also called PA/IVS, this rare congenital heart defect is diagnosed at or shortly after birth. Learn the symptoms and how it's treated.
Arteriovenous malformation
In this condition, a tangle of blood vessels affects the flow of blood and oxygen. Treatment can help.
X-linked agammaglobulinemia
This genetic disease weakens the immune system, mainly in males, and leads to having infections often.
Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) and COVID-19
Learn about symptoms of MIS-C, a serious condition linked to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Get help fast if your child shows any signs.
Inherited metabolic disorders
Caused by gene changes, these disorders affect the body's ability to change food into energy. They also affect how energy is used, such as for cell repair.
Heart valve disease
Learn about this condition in which one or more of the heart valves doesn't work properly.
Refine Your Search
Type
- All
- Disease
Gender
Age
- All
- 02 months to 2 years infant/toddler
- 03 to 5 years preschool
- 19 to 44 younger
- 45 to 64 middle
- 06 to 12 years elementary/preteen
- 13 to 18 years teen
- 00 birth to 01 month newborn
- 65 to 80 older
- 80 and over
- 06 to 10 years elementary
- 16 years
Focus
- All
- Complication
- Risk factor