We often hear the phrase “a vaccine can save our lives”. But it is necessary to be interested and find out what effects these vaccines have on health and, above all, what are their side effects.
We heard talk around us about diphtheria, tetanus, poliomyelitis, whooping cough. There are diseases that can have mild symptoms or others that can bring with them major side effects. In the first hours of life, babies are given the vaccine against hepatitis B (a serious infectious disease of the liver) and within 2-7 days of life they receive the vaccine to prevent tuberculosis. Then starting at two months of age and continuing through the years, children are immunized against several diseases. “Vaccines represent one of humanity’s greatest discoveries. They have prevented and will continue to prevent millions of deaths from communicable diseases in both children and adults. Even if some of these diseases are currently less visible (polio) or have been eradicated (smallpox) we must continue to vaccinate to preserve what has been achieved through the efforts of several generations”. says Dr. Chicin Grațiana, primary physician epidemiologist at INSP, CRSP Timișoara.
Among the diseases that can be prevented by vaccination, following the schedule recommended by the family doctor, are:
– diphtheria (rare in our times, the disease is manifested by the presence in the throat of secretions and false membranes that can block the airways, or, in other cases, by affecting the heart or the nervous system)
– tetanosul (infectious disease with serious symptoms for patients consisting of painful muscle spasms that can produce serious negative effects inside the body, with a severe evolution and increased lethality – between 30-60%)
– whooping cough (disease manifested by prolonged coughing for weeks or even months, with increased mortality in children younger than 6 months)
– poliomyelitis (the virus that causes the disease can attack the central nervous system causing paralysis, including for life).
– Pneumonia (pneumococcal infections are caused by the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae and can lead to pneumonia, septicemia and meningitis; in the worst case they can lead to permanent brain damage or even death).
The pneumococcal vaccine can also be administered to people over 65 years of age and to patients with various chronic pulmonary, cardiovascular diseases, etc., given in a single dose.
Measles, rubella and mumps are prevented by initial vaccination and then booster with the MMR vaccine. Measles is a highly contagious disease caused by a virus that is transmitted through coughing and sneezing, direct contact with an infected person, or direct contact with the secretions of infected persons. In addition to skin rashes, fever and other symptoms, measles can have extremely serious complications including: blindness, encephalitis, severe diarrhea, dehydration, ear infections, severe respiratory infections.
In turn, rubella it is also transmitted by direct contact and is the most dangerous for the fetuses of infected pregnant women: congenital rubella syndrome can cause spontaneous abortion or congenital malformations, cardiac, for example, sometimes leading to deafness and intellectual disabilities.
mumps it is spread through sneezing, coughing or contact with the saliva of the infected person, and although mumps is quite easy to deal with in most children, it can cause serious, long-lasting problems in others. These include meningitis (a serious infection of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord) and deafness. In rare cases, mumps can be fatal.
You hope you know it will be good! Take the necessary steps early!
Documentation from authorized sources (family doctor, pediatrician, attending physician) regarding vaccination is the key to making the right decisions. From the first days of life and up to old age, there is the possibility of preventing the complications of certain diseases through preventive vaccination against them. The care we have for our loved ones must begin with correct information, from reliable sources, which is why the Ministry of Health is currently conducting an information and awareness campaign regarding vaccination for all age groups, and useful information on the subject, answers to questions and many other materials are found on www.provaccin.ro.
2023-10-06 10:06:25
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