Childhood diseases are still a major threat.
We at National Health Plans want you to know that your children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews need to collect these same childhood memories. Although some of the childhood diseases for which we were immunized are no longer of concern, some very serious ones are still lurking. The only contagious disease that's really gone is smallpox. Mumps, whooping cough, measles and several others are still around, posing a very real threat to youngsters' health. Epidemics of measles have been widespread in recent years.