Sexually transmitted disease, a more inclusive term than venereal disease, refers to conditions acquired as a result of sexual intercourse with an infected individual.
A syndrome seen in abused children and infants, shaken baby syndrome occurs when an infant or small child suffers injury or death from severe shaking or jerking by an adult or adult-sized person.
Sickle cell disease is an inherited blood disorder. In the United States, it is most prevalent in African Americans, but is also found in other ethnic groups.
Speech and language disorders are delays and disorders in communication and related areas, ranging from simple sound substitutions to the inability to understand or use language. Causes include:
Spina Bifida is one of a group of birth defects called neural tube defects (NTDs). It results from the failure of the spine to close properly during the first month of pregnancy.