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 |
