Scarlet fever symptoms include a red bumpy rash, a red tongue, sore throat, swollen glands and fever. See your doctor if your child has scarlet fever symptoms. Your child needs antibiotics.

Glandular fever symptoms include sore throat, fever, tiredness and swollen neck glands. Make sure your child rests, drinks fluid and eats well. The virus that causes glandular fever spreads from person to person through saliva.

Your child might get swollen lymph nodes if she’s fighting an infection or inflammation in a part of her body. Take your child to your doctor if you’re not sure why your child has swollen lymph nodes, if they’re painful or getting bigger, or if you’re concerned. Treatment will depend on what’s causing the swollen lymph nodes.

Heat rash is also called sweat rash, prickly heat or miliaria. It appears as little red spots or blisters on the skin. It might come up if your child gets too hot. It’s common and easy to treat.

Impetigo happens when sores on your child’s skin get infected by common bacteria. The sores are very contagious and can be crusted, weeping, blistered or filled with pus. Your child needs to see a GP to get antibiotic treatment. Impetigo is also called school sores.

Dehydration might happen if your child has lots of diarrhoea and vomiting, doesn’t drink enough, exercises a lot or sweats a lot. You should see your doctor if you’re concerned your child is dehydrated. Dehydration can be treated by increasing your child’s fluids. In severe cases, your child might need to go to hospital to get more fluids.

Symptoms of type-1 diabetes include frequent urination, thirst, tiredness and weight loss. These can develop quite suddenly. See the doctor if your child has these symptoms. Call an ambulance if your child’s symptoms get worse suddenly. You can usually treat and manage type-1 diabetes successfully with insulin plus diet and physical activity.

Symptoms of type-2 diabetes include tiredness, thirst and frequent urination. Your child needs to see a doctor about these symptoms. Risk factors for type-2 diabetes include family history type-2 diabetes, being above a healthy weight, not getting enough exercise and not eating a healthy diet. Type-2 diabetes can be managed through medication, diet, weight loss and exercise.

If your child has coeliac disease, his body reacts abnormally to a protein called gluten, which is in wheat, rye, barley and sometimes also in oats. You and your child can manage coeliac disease by removing foods with gluten from your child’s diet.

Existing scientific evidence demonstrates potential medical benefits of newborn male circumcision; however, these data are not considered sufficient to recommend routine neonatal circumcision. It is legitimate for parents to take into account cultural, religious, and ethnic traditions. Make sure the operation is done safely and with adequate pain control.