Tag: infection

Common Illnesses

Impetigo: A Parent’s Guide to This Common Childhood Skin Infection

Noticed honey-colored crusts on your child's skin? It might be impetigo, one of the most common bacterial skin infections we...

MVP Staff

July 30, 2025

Parenting Resources

Types of Bug Bites, Stings, Repellants and more!

Mosquitoes, ticks, bed bugs, and bee stings – summer brings them all. Learn which bug bites need a doctor's attention,...

MVP Staff

June 14, 2024

Common Illnesses

Meningitis in Children to Young Adults: What Parents Need to Know

Meningitis can progress quickly and be life-threatening. Learn the warning signs, understand which vaccines protect your child, and why teens...

MVP Staff

June 8, 2024

Parenting Resources

All the things that haunt you late at night in one blog post!

Lice, bedbugs, pinworms, scabies—the stuff no one wants to discuss but everyone needs to know. This complete guide covers symptoms...

Judith Hoffman M.D.

June 6, 2022