title: Childhood infectious diseases and immunisations update.
abstract: The author concentrates on the current childhood immunisation schedule, and on those preventable childhood infections that are still common. He also focuses on their incubation periods and on their infectivity.
authors.affiliation: Microbiology and Infectious Disease Unit, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria.
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Spelman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007114:Immunization; D007223:Infant; D017053:Infection Control; D008457:Measles / Q000517:prevention & control; D009107:Mumps / Q000517:prevention & control; D012409:Rubella / Q000517:prevention & control; D014917:Whooping Cough / Q000517:prevention & control