Children's Health Quiz It's only natural for parents to be concerned about the health of their children, and you're bound to feel anxious when your kids are ill. But do you know how best to help them when they're under the weather? And would you recognise serious illness if it occurred? Try our children's health quiz below and find out what you need to know! 1. A rash that doesn't disappear when pressed with a glass is a classic symptom of meningitis. True False 2. If a child has diarrhoea, all you can do is keep her in bed until she feels better. True False 3. Medication containing aspirin is the best choice if your child is in pain. True False 4. Teenage boys sometimes develop a small amount of breast tissue. True False 5. Skimmed milk contains more calcium than full fat milk. True False 6. The itchy skin patches of impetigo are caused by an allergy. True False 7. Antibiotics are the treatment of choice for the common cold. True False 8. Children can catch chicken pox from an elderly relative with shingles. True False 9. One in sixty girls will have started puberty by the age of eight. True False 10. A baby boy's foreskin may not be fully retractable until he is three. True False

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