Colds are very common, and most children with a "simple" cold do not need to see the doctor. However, some viral respiratory infections result in ear infections, wheezing, or asthma-like coughing, bronchitis or pneumonia (lung infection), and other complications. How can you tell when to call the doctor, and when your doctor needs to see your child for a cold?

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A schoolroom full of children is an ideal environment for disease transmission. Many school systems or local health departments require that children have a full set of immunizing shots before they go to school. Polio, measles, mumps, rubella or German measles, diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, meningitis, chickenpox and hepatitis B may be uncommon now, but they are still around and can be dangerous.

New vaccines will ultimately help to prevent the infections that cause most cervical cancer in women -- saving thousands of lives around the world in the future