Children's Health and Safety

An injury caused by heat, radiation, or chemical agents

• abrasion

• burn

• open wound

• closed wound

A break in the skin

• abrasion

• closed wound

• open wound

A disease that results from a virus, breaks down the immune system, and, over time, can be fatal.

• HIV

• Aids

A scrape that damages a portion of the skin

• abrasion

• burn

• closed wound

• open wound

Condition in which a person has periodic seizures

• diabetes

• epilepsy

• insulin

• rabies

A disease caused by a viral infection of the nervous system and brain and commonly spread through animal bites

• wound

• rabies

• communicable disease

An illness caused by eating food that contains harmful bacteria, toxins, parasites or viruses

• anaphylactic shock

• foodborne illness

• diabetes

• epilepsy

Can occur as a result of an extremely allergic reaction

• abrasion

• closed wound

• anaphylactic shock

Illnesses passed to other people

• virus

• flu

• colds

• all of the above

A general term for illnesses passed to other people

• communicable diseases

• head lice

• rabies