Infectious Diseases in Children

Preface There is a worldwide rise in infectious diseases in children. This has probably occurred because of low immunisation rates, disease outbreaks in children too young to be immunised, outbreaks of disease in children previously immunised, some vaccinated children not developing immunity to subsequent immunisations and waning immunity. Whatever the reasons, the fact remains that nurses are being confronted more and more by the need to care for children with infectious diseases. I have writte