TB (BCG Vaccine)
Immunize:
BCG is a vaccine
for TB.
Is routinely given to infants and small
children
| VACCINATION |
PRIMARY |
REVACCINATION |
SIDE EFFECTS |
B.C.G.
Against Tuberculosis |
After
Birth |
|
There is no
fever or side effects after this
vaccine |
VACCINATION:
A Single dose of vaccine is administered into
the skin over the upper shoulder area. Protection lasts for
several years
Polio
Typically affects very
young children, 80%-90% of cases occurring in children under 3
years of age.
Polio is a highly contagious
disease.
| VACCINATION |
PRIMARY |
REVACCINATION |
SIDE EFFECTS |
| Polio |
Oral doses,
start a one month, 5 doses at 4-8 weeks
interval |
DPT |
Child usually develops moderate
fever after the vaccination. Crocin drops with tepid
sponging can be given to the child. Swelling around the
injection site is common. Heat fomentation helps reduce
the swelling. Children may cry excessively. It so,
contacts your pediatrician immediately. |
PREVENTION THROUGH
IMMUNIZATION:
Oral Poliovirus Vaccine
(OPV)
DPT IMMUNIZATION:
Dephtheria:
Infection that attacks the throat, mouth and
nose. It is a very contagious disease (easy to
get),
Tetanus:
Infection caused by a bacteria found in dirt,
gravel and rusty metal.
Pertussis:
Also called Whooping Cough.
Hepatitis B
100 times more
infectious than HIV
Blood is the most important vehicle
for transmission but body fluids
Including semen,
vaginal secretions
HBP can spread in 3 ways: From mother
to child (MTC), at birth, and from person to
person.
| VACCINATION |
PRIMARY |
REVACCINATION |
SIDE EFFECTS |
Hepatitis B
Leaver
Cancer
Life
Threatening
Jaundices |
After
Birth |
3
doses
0, 1, 6 months |
No |
HIB (H. influenza type
b):
Respiratory secretions
from carriers.
Hib disease are varied with the most serious
being meningitis and epiglottises (Inflammation of the lid
covering the organs for breathing).
| VACCINATION |
PRIMARY |
REVACCINATION |
SIDE EFFECTS |
H Influenza
Meningitis
Pneumonia Common Cold |
Given
after
2 months age |
Dependant on
age |
Mild
fever
Swelling
|
Signs
and Symptoms:
Common cold-like symptoms, conjunctivitis,
cough, spots inside the mouth and a skin
rash.
Mumps:
Mumps or infective parotitis is an acute
infectious disease usually marked by a painful enlargement of
one or both salivary glands around the jaw.
Measles:
| VACCINATION |
PRIMARY |
REVACCINATION |
SIDE EFFECTS |
| Measles |
7 To 9
months |
|
Usually has
no side effects a rash may appear around two weeks after
the injection. There is no need to
worry. |
Rubella:
Rubella, or German
measles, is a highly infectious disease, which mostly affects
children, adolescents and young adults.
The main problem
with rubella is that the virus can disrupt fetal growth and
cause birth defects.
| VACCINATION |
PRIMARY |
REVACCINATION |
SIDE EFFECTS |
MMR
MEASLES/MUMPS/RUBELLA |
15
months |
|
Has similar side effects as of
measles, vaccine |
Typhoid:
| VACCINATION |
PRIMARY |
REVACCINATION |
SIDE EFFECTS |
| Typhoid |
Start at 2
years ever 3 Years. |
3 to 4 years |
None |
CHICKENPOX
VACCINATION:
Preventing the spread of the disease amongst
family
Preventing herpes zoster
Reducing financial
costs of treatment.
| VACCINATION |
PRIMARY |
REVACCINATION |
SIDE EFFECTS |
| Chicken Pox |
After 1 Year |
|
None |
Hepatitis
A:
Symptoms include nausea/ vomiting, jaundice
(yellowness of eyes, skin & urine), diarrhea, pale stools,
abdominal pain, malaise/ fatigue, fever/ chills, lack of
appetite, sore throat etc. The frequency/ severity with which
these symptoms occur, vary depending on the age of the
person.
A is the single largest cause of jaundice.
| VACCINATION |
PRIMARY |
REVACCINATION |
SIDE EFFECTS |
| Hepatitis A
(Jaundice) |
After 1 Year |
2 Doses 0-6
months |
None |
VACCINATION:
Typhoid fever is a disease, which starts as an
infection of the gastrointestinal tract and develops into a
total illness. It is caused by the bacterium Salmonella typhi.
Fever headache, tiredness and weakness, changes in
behavior and abdominal discomfort with constipation in the
early stages of the disease followed by diarrhea
later.
When food or drink contaminated with Salmonella
typhi is ingested, many of the
organisms |
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