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What is Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva?

A glitch in one of the genes that tells your body how to grow your bones and muscles causes the condition. In most cases, you don’t get FOP -- whic...

Cystic Fibrosis

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disorder, which means you get if from your parents at birth. Cystic fibrosis is caused by a change, or mutation, ...

What is Chickenpox?

You can get the virus by breathing in particles that come from chickenpox blisters or by touching something on which the particles landed. Chickenp...

What are Lysosomal Storage Disorders?

Without the enzyme, this fat builds up in cells and damages them. This enzyme helps make and maintain myelin, the protective coating around nerve c...

What are The Symptoms and Causes of Infantile Spasms?

The main symptoms of infantile spasms, also called West syndrome, are seizures and spasms. If your baby has West syndrome, it may take them longer ...

Measles

Measles is an infection you get from a virus. Measles usually happens in stages over a period of about 2-3 weeks. Tiny white bumps in your mouth (d...

Mumps

Mumps is an infection caused by a virus that’s easily spread through saliva and mucus. Mumps can affect any part of the body, but it mostly affects...

Polio Vaccine (IPV)

Although no side effects have been reported in pregnant women who have received the vaccine, pregnant women should avoid the vaccine if possible.

Immunizations and Vaccines

Immunizations, or vaccines as they're also known, safely and effectively use a small amount of a weakened or killed virus or bacteria or bits of la...

Chickenpox (Varicella) Vaccine for Adults

Vaccination is the best way to prevent chickenpox.

What are Urea Cycle Disorders?

Urea cycle disorders (UCDs) are a group of diseases. If your child has a urea cycle disorder, their liver can’t make one of the enzymes the cycle n...

Muscular Dystrophy

Muscular dystrophy (MD) is a group of inherited diseases in which the muscles that control movement (called voluntary muscles) progressively weaken...