They account for 50% of consultations with general practitioners for acute illness in young children and one-third of consultations in older children Respiratory illness leads to 20-35% of acute paediatric admissions to hospital They are the fifth most common cause of death in children ages between one and 14 years in the UK
EPIDEMIOLOGY TBM Tuberculous Meningitis (TBM) The younger the children, the more readily to develop TBM. 60% in Children aged 1-3 years Death rate:15-30%
Contents Development of hematopoietic system Hematopoietic organs Hematopoietic blood cells Characteristic of cell counts and hemoglobin RBC and Hb level Hemoglobin -wc/Platelet/Blood volume Anemia