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Natural immunity
Very young babies have some natural immunity passed to them by their mother when in the womb, but this only lasts a short time. Your child has natural immunity for 2 or 3 months for: Diphtheria Tetanus Whooping cough Polio The hib form of meningitis Your child has natural immunity for…
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Tagged Diphtheria, Immunity, Immunology, Measles, Mumps, natural immunity, polio, tetanus, Vaccination, Vaccination schedule, whooping cough
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Immunisation illnesses explained
The current immunisation program offers protection against eleven infectious diseases but because vaccinations have been so effective, many people know very little about these illnesses. Read on to find out more about the diseases you’re protecting your child from. Diphtheria Diphtheria is an extremely infectious disease which, thanks to vaccinations, is very rare in the UK. However, in poorer countries…
Posted in Baby, Baby Health, Immunisations
Tagged Bacterial diseases, blood poisoning, common cold, congenital rubella syndrome, Diphtheria Tetanus Pertussis, encephalitis, epilepsy, flu, homeopathy, illness, infection, Infectious diseases, Infertility, inflammation, Measles, Meningitis, Meningitis C, Miscarriage, Mumps, oral polio drops, Pertussis, pneumococcal disease, pneumonia, polio, rubella, septicaemia, TB, tetanus, tuberculosis, Vaccination, viral infection, whooping cough
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DTP/Hib : immunisation
Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough)and Hib ( a meningitis bacteria) Currently the DTP/Hib immunisation is given by injection in three doses: at 2, 3 and 4 months old. The government has announced plans for the polio vaccine to be given with the DTP/Hib jab making it a 5-in-1 jab to be given as before in threee stages at 2,…
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Tagged Bacterial diseases, Burn, choking, Cough, coughing, Diphtheria, DTP injection, febrile convulsion, homeopathy, illness, immunisation Diphtheria, Immunology, Meningitis, Pertussis, pneumonia, polio, tetanus, Tetanus Tetanus, Vaccination, vomiting, whooping cough
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DTaP/IPV/Hib
The DTaP/IPV/Hib vaccine, also called the five-in-one vaccine, is a primary immunisation, which means a first immunisation given to babies at two, three and four months old. The vaccine protects against five different diseases; Diphtheria (D) Tetanus (T) Acellular Pertussis (aP) Polio (IPV stands for inactivated polio vaccine) Hib (which stands for haemophilus influenzae type b) The vaccine is…
DTaP/IPV booster
The DTaP/IPV booster vaccine is given to protect against; Diphtheria (D) Tetanus (T) Acellular Pertussis (aP) Polio (IPV stands for inactivated polio vaccine) The vaccine is inactivated which means it cannot cause the diseases it’s protecting against Children are given the booster vaccine prior to starting school at about four years old. The vaccination boosts the immunisation acquired from the…
Polio immunisation
Currently the polio immunisation is given as drops in the mouth, in three doses: at 2, 3 and 4 months old. The government has announced plans to introduce a 5-in-one vaccination, called Pediacel, that will protect against polio, diptheria, tetanus, whooping cough and Hib, a bacterial infection that can lead to meningitis. The government says the 5-in1 jab is…
Immunity not reduced by multiple vaccinations
Fears that receiving multiple vaccinations increases a child’s risk of being hospitalised due to infectious diseases are unfounded according to a new study. Concerns had been raised that exposure to a number of vaccines ’used up’ the immune system, so children could not fight off other illnesses. But a study by Danish researchers monitoring 805,000 children has found no…
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Tagged Child Health, immunisation, Meningitis, MMR vaccine, polio, Vaccination, Vaccination schedule, Vaccines
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New five in one vaccine controversy
The Government is set to face new controversy after announcing plans to introduce a new five in onevaccine for children from 2 months old. Babies are already given a four in one vaccine for diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough and hib – a bacterium that can cause meningitis or pneumonia. Polio drops have until now been taken orally but…
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Tagged Autism, Child Health, immunisation, Meningitis, MMR vaccine, Mumps, Pertussis, polio, rubella, tetanus, Vaccination, Vaccination schedule, Vaccines
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New Meningitis Vaccine: Is it safe?
A new vaccine against meningitis will be available from this autumn. Meningitis is a serious and sometimes life-threatening disease that particularly affects babies. There are several strains of meningitis, and over recent years the number of reported cases of meningococcal group C infection has increased. Last year the group C infection affected around 1,530 people…
