Many common illnesses spread from one infected person to another and although you can take steps to lower the chances of spreading illness, teens will become ill from time to time. Knowing about common illnesses and how to treat them will help you through it.
In Manitoba, there is a 24-hour, 7-day a week health information line called Health Links-Info Santé. Registered nurses provide answers over the phone to health care questions and guide you to the care you need. Call Health Links-Info Santé anytime at 204-788-8200 or toll-free 1-888-315-9257. Below are some links to information about common childhood illnesses.
- About Kids Health
Trusted health information from The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. - Child & Youth Health Information
Health information from Canada's paediatric experts. - Pain at Home: Taking Care of Your Child
- Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Hands-on Strategies for Helping Children who have ADHD: Video
- Acne in Teens: Ways to Control
The College of Family Physicians in Canada provides an information sheet regarding ways to control acne in teens. - Acne Treatments
Health Canada on acne treatments. - Skin trouble
What you need to know about your child's rash - Appendicitis
- Asthma Tip Sheet
- Asthma Information for Children
- Autism
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Children & Asthma
- Bedbugs
What you should know about bed bugs. - Facts About Bed Bugs
Bed bugs are more of a nuisance than a threat to health but bug bites can become infected. - Bronchiolitis Information for Parents
- Chicken Pox
- Coughing Information
- Diabetes, Your Child, & You
- Diabetes Type 1 Information for Teens
- Ear Infections
- Eczema Information
- Fifth Disease
- Food Allergies & Intolerances
- Fungal Infections: Ringworm & Athlete's Foot
- Gastric Flu (Gastroenteritis)
Sometimes called "stomach flu," symptoms can include fever, vomiting, stomach pain and diarrhea. - Headaches in Children
- Head Lice Control Check List
Use this check list for prevention and treatment of lice. - Head Lice Facts
Head lice are tiny insects that live on the scalp. Anyone can get lice but children are most commonly affected. - Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection in Canada. Find out more about it and how it can be prevented. - Impetigo
- Is it a Cold or the Flu?
- Influenza
Many common illnesses spread from one infected person to another. You can take steps to lower the chances of getting infected and of infecting others. - Juvenile Arthritis
- Measles/Mumps/Rubella
Learn what these diseases are and why immunizing your child is important. - Meningococcal Infections Fact Sheet
- Pinkeye (Conjunctivitis)
- Second Hand Smoke Fact Sheet
- Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
Learn about STIs and how they can be prevented. - What You Should Know About Sexually Transmitted Infections
- Strep Throat & Scarlet Fever
- Suicide Information
- Suicide Prevention Strategy
- Suicide – Kids Help Phone
- Reason to Live
- Ways to Help Someone who is Depressed
- Toxic Shock Syndrome
Staph toxic shock syndrome (TSS) can be deadly. TSS is rare, but can occur after a tampon is kept in too long. Click here for steps to take to avoid getting TSS. - Tuberculosis
- Varicella/Chicken Pox
Learn what these diseases are and why immunizing your child is important. - Warts
- West Nile Virus Facts
- Whooping Cough (Pertussis)