Childhood Infectious Diseases are common infectious diseases caught and spread by children but can also occur in adults.With a childhood vaccination regime, many of these infectious diseases common in the past are now rare.Common infectious diseases in children in the past are:1. Measles2. Rubella3. Mumps4. Diphtheria5. Croup6. Pertussis7. Poliomyelitis8. Chickenpox9. Hand Mouth Foot Disease10. Roseola Infantum11. Scarlet Fever12. Erythema Infectiosum or Fifth DiseaseAll these diseases are rare now-a-days because of vaccination except for Hand Mouth Foot Disease, Roseola Infantum, Fifth Disease and Scarlet Fever (which recently makes a comeback as a epidemic in Hong Kong)Some of the diseases like measles, rubella and poliomyelitis are also making a comeback.TABLE OF CONTENTChapter 1 Childhood Infectious DiseasesChapter 2 MeaslesChapter 3 RubellaChapter 4 MumpsChapter 5 DiphtheriaChapter 6 CroupChapter 7 PertussisChapter 8 PoliomyelitisChapter 9 ChickenpoxChapter 10 Hand Mouth Foot DiseaseEpilogue