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Croup : Prevention

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Prevention could include:
Wash your hands frequently and avoid close contact with those who have a respiratory infection. The diphtheria, Haemophilus influenzae (Hib), and measles vaccines protect children from some of the most dangerous forms of croup.
Source:ADAM
Date:July 15, 2008
Children should be taught to maintain good hygiene practices such as not eating food from the silverware or dishes of others and washing their hands. Care should be taken with colds and the flu so that there is no progression to symptoms of croup....
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Croup is caused by highly transmissible viruses. Similar to other common childhood ailments, prevention is not applicable.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
The viruses causing croup are highly contagious and easily transmitted between individuals through sneezing and coughing. It is usually transmitted via the respiratory route, entering through the nose and nasopharynx.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
The MMR vaccine is a"3-in-1" vaccine that protects against measles, mumps, and rubella-- all of which are potentially serious diseases of childhood.Vaccine- MMR; Rubella vaccination; Mumps vaccination; Measles- mumps- rubella(MMR) vaccine.The MMR ...
Source:ADAM
Date:June 19, 2008
Detailed information on MMR vaccines, including possible risks Measles, mumps, and rubella are serious diseases that are spread from person-to-person through the air.
Source:StayWell
MMR vaccine is a combined vaccine to protect children against measles, mumps, and rubella, which are dangerous and potentially deadly diseases. Alternative names are rubella vaccination, mumps vaccination, vaccine-MMR.The MMR, which does not conta...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Did you wash your hands this morning? Bravo! Washing your hands helps prevent the spread of potentially dangerous germs.
Source:StayWell
Detailed information on the importance of hand washing in the prevention of infectious diseases
Source:StayWell
Detailed information on the importance of hand washing in the prevention of infectious diseases
Source:StayWell
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