[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] Even if your child has been immunised, they may be missing protection against meningococcal disease.1 Meni..
Meningococcal disease is caused by bacteria. Three out of every twenty people in New Zealand carry the bacteria in their nasal passages, they don’..
Chicken pox is a common childhood disease caused by the varicella virus. It causes small itchy blisters to form on the skin and also makes people fe..
Respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV is not a new virus, but in fact a very common, very contagious virus that infects the respiratory tract. It can ..
Whooping cough is caused by a bacteria called Bordetella pertussis that infects the lungs and airways. Whooping cough is very contagious and is pass..
Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is a viral illness most common in children under the age of 10. It seems to be seasonal and often occurs in the ..
There was a recent death from meningitis reported in the newspapers. Although meningitis is more common in winter it is good for everyone to be aware ..
Chicken pox, measles, mumps, rubella, slap cheek, meningitis...
Commonly, sore throats are viral, resulting from the common cold, glandular fever, measles, chicken pox or whooping cough.
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