Prevent and Treat Illness
Kids get a lot of colds, especially early in childhood. Other illnesses are common too, with some being serious. Knowing how to prevent and treat illness can help your family and your community be well.
The resources on this page cover preventing illness, symptoms to watch for, care at home and when to seek help from your child’s doctor.
Featured Resources
Resources by Topic
Preventing illness
- Flu Vaccination for Seattle Children's Patients and Families
- Handwashing
- Immunizations: Why Are They Needed and How Do I Prepare My Child?
- Keeping Mosquitoes Away: Insect Repellent and Children
- Top 5 Things to Know about Malaria, According to a Seattle Children’s Infectious Disease Researcher
- What Parents Should Know About Monkeypox
Care at home
Viral illness
- Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68)
- Flu Basics, Prevention and Treatment
- Chickenpox
- Colds
- Colds (0-12 Months)
- COVID-19 Diagnosed or Suspected
- COVID-19 Exposure, But No Symptoms
- COVID-19 or Influenza - How to Tell
- Croup
- Fifth Disease-Viral Rash
- Hand-Foot-and-Mouth Disease-Viral Rash
- Measles Outbreaks on the Rise: How to Protect Your Family and Community
- Molluscum-Wart
- Viral Hepatitis
- Warts
- What Parents and Caregivers Should Know About RSV