HCV and Menstruation
When girls first start menstruating, one of the less-talked about side effects is the messiness. A practical mom of an HCV+ teenage girl contacted us to find out just how to deal with potential blood...
View ArticleStandard Precautions for Your Family
At PKIDs, we talk a lot about disease prevention and the three steps you and your family can take to stay as healthy as possible. Today I’m going to share some of our information about one of those...
View ArticleInfected Kids and Sports
While soccer, softball and gymnastics are a joyful rite of passage for many young children, athletic events carry a risk for all children, given the increased chance for mishaps, accidents and blood...
View ArticleSports and Infectious Disease – Part 1 of 3
If you coach a little league team, parent an active athlete or are an avid sportsperson yourself, it is important to know what health risks may be present during athletic events other than shin splints...
View ArticleSports and Infectious Diseases – Part 2 of 3
What risk does an athlete with a bloodborne pathogen pose? The American Academy of Pediatrics tackled this difficult issue in December, 1999, with a policy statement on HIV and Other Bloodborne Viral...
View ArticleSports and Infectious Diseases – Part 3 of 3
Guidelines for Before, During and After Each Sports Event The NCAA and NATA and other sports organizations carefully spell out the standards athletic organizers, including coaches, teachers and others,...
View ArticleYour Student Athlete
Kids are back in school and signing up for sports. Some parents wonder about their infected children playing sports and possibly infecting others in the process. Parents also wonder how concerned they...
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