Paediatric Infectious Diseases

Welcome to this section of paediatric infectious diseases where we take more of a deeper dive into infectious diseases that can affect the paediatric population. This includes educational videos around the epidemiology of Neisseria meningitidis and the risk factors of common diseases often linked to childhood. Take the time to learn more about these topics through the self-paced E-learning modules below.

eLearning modules

Welcome to the e-learning section. Here you will find bite-sized modules allowing you to refresh your knowledge on different aspects of vaccination.

Meningococcal

Learn more about meningococcal disease and IMD and how they are managed. Discover the causes of meningococcal disease, who is most at risk and how the UK vaccination schedule has changed regarding meningococcal disease in the last few years.

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Childhood Immunisation

Learn more about the diseases vaccinated against in the UK schedule, including why we vaccinate against them. Gain an understanding of the diseases covered and how they are transmitted and understand how vaccinations impact the number of cases of a disease.

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Videos

Explore our range of videos below, including a broad introduction to paediatric infectious respiratory tract diseases which globally, are the most frequent childhood diseases and the epidemiology and spread of meningococcal which for some, may evolve to invasive meningococcal disease.