Healthy babies are happy babies.

But, there are times, no matter how we took good care of the baby they get sick. What could be more painful than having to see your child suffering and ill? Common diseases seem not common at all. A little child is so helpless even to a simple cold, what more to chickenpox, mumps or typhoid fever. It could be common because it happens to every baby every now and then. But the thought of your baby suffering could be frustrating. It is difficult to accept why your baby got it. Blame it on the weather , pollution, and other things.

Here’s a list of common diseases we would not want our babies to get:

• Chickenpox
  • When it appears: 12-16 days after exposure
  • Symptoms to watch for: Fever; pink, blister-topped lesions appear for several days on body, face and scalp. Blisters break and form scales or crusta. Condult your doctor at once.
  • How long it last: 8-14 days

• Measles
  • When it appears: 10-14 days after exposure.
  • Symptoms to watch for: Fever; running nose; red watery eyes; harsh, dry cough; Koplick’s spots (small, white, milk-like spots) in the mouth; red rash around the hairline, ears on the 4th or 5th day, then spreading gradually over the body. Consult your doctor at once.
  • How long it last: 5 days

• Meningitis
  • When it appears: 1st week, variable after
  • Symptoms to watch for: Sudden fever, headache , vomiting. Occasional red exposure dish skin spots in the eyelids, body and extremities. Consult your doctor immediately.

• Mumps
  • When it appears: Third week, increased 1 week after
  • Symptoms to watch for: Pain in the cheeks when chewing, swelling; moderate exposure body weakness. Consult your doctor at once.

• Typhoid Fever
  • When it appears: 1-2 weeks after exposure
  • Symptoms to watch for: Fever, diarrhea, vomiting, stupor; delirium and low pulse rate. Consult your doctor at once.
  • How long it last: 2-4weeks

• Whooping Cough
  • When it appears: 1-2 weeks after exposure
  • Symptoms to watch for: Sever cough increasing in severity and frequency. Due to prolong coughing child may get very red in the face; often vomits. Consult your doctor immediately.