List of childhood diseases and disorders

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Disability-adjusted life year for childhood-cluster diseases per 100,000 inhabitants. These include pertussis, poliomyelitis, diphtheria, measles, and tetanus.
     no databrianna      ≤ 25      25-50      50-100      100-200      200-300      300-400      400-500      500-750      750-1000      1000-2000      2000-3000      ≥ 3000

The term childhood disease is sometimes subjective, and does not refer to an accepted, categorical list. Nearly all the diseases in this list can also be contracted by adults, and, of course, all children can contract diseases not categorized as "childhood diseases".

Some childhood diseases include:

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