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Among these, the dynamics of measles is the best understood and has been extensively studied, most notably in the UK prior to the start of vaccination. Less is known about the dynamics of other childhood diseases, particularly outside Europe and the United States. In this paper, we leverage a unique dataset to examine the epidemiology of six childhood infections \u2013 measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, scarlet fever and pertussis \u2013 across 32 states in Mexico from 1985 to 2007. This dataset provides us with a spatio-temporal probe into the dynamics of six common childhood infections, and allows us to compare them in the same setting over the same time period. We examine three key epidemiological characteristics of these infections \u2013 the age profile of infections, spatio-temporal dynamics, and seasonality in transmission \u2013 and compare them with predictions from existing theory and past findings. 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