Vaccines: side effects and reactions
It is normal that there will be some sort of moderate reaction when
vaccines your child (discomfort, irritation, a bit of fever). That
It means that your immune system has been activated. Although some
vaccines that put your son are given together, each
one can have side effects or different reactions.
DTaP
Most side effects are associated with the part of the
vaccine that protects against the whooping cough. None are known
severe reaction to diphtheria and tetanus vaccines.
Some common side effects which typically occur later
the fourth and fifth doses of vaccine, they may include fever
low, redness, swelling and pain in the area where it has
because the vaccine. If notes that these effects have been
ask your doctor if you can give acetaminophen your child (o)
(ibuprofen if you have more than 6 months) to reduce their discomfort.
You can also notice irritability, fatigue and, rarely,
vomiting.
Severe reactions to any vaccine are very rare, but
possible. Read what our expert on how to recognize a
severe reaction to a vaccine.
Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)
Complications of this vaccine are usually mild, if any.
About 30% of children have redness or swelling
in the area of injection, or much less often, you can
appear shortly fever. Before the adoption of this vaccine
Hib was the cause for children at the end of the 1980s,
principal of bacterial meningitis in children younger than 5 years; the
sequels were serious and it could produce even death. With the
introduction of the vaccine cases in children under 5
years was reduced 259 in 2003, which represents a decrease of the
98 per cent. There are cases that occur today in children
who have not received all their vaccines or very young children to
they have not yet been vaccinated.
Severe reactions to any vaccine are very rare, but
possible. Read what our expert on how to recognize a
severe reaction to a vaccine.
Hepatitis A
About 15 percent of children experience pain in the area of
the injection. A few experience headaches, fatigue and
loss of appetite.
More severe reactions to this vaccine are very rare. Read what
says our expert on how to recognize a severe reaction to a
vaccine.
Hepatitis B
Some children feel pain in the area of injection and a few
they have low fever.
Severe reactions to any vaccine are very rare, but
possible. Read what our expert on how to recognize a
severe reaction to a vaccine.
While rumoured that hepatitis B vaccine can
be related to loss of hair, sudden death syndrome
or SIDS and diseases of the immune system such as sclerosis
multiple, there is no any scientific evidence to support this
relationship.,
Pneumococcal
Most common reactions that occur in approximately 25 by
cent of the children are a little redness and swelling in the
area of the hole. Around one-third develop fever
higher than 100.4 Fahrenheit (38 Celsius) and one in 50 children
It occurs above 102.2 F (39 C) fever.
Severe reactions to any vaccine are very rare, but
possible. Read what our expert on how to recognize a
severe reaction to a vaccine.
Polio
Many children may feel some pain in the area where it has
applied injection. No severe reactions have been reported to this
vaccine.
Severe reactions to any vaccine are very rare, but
possible. Read what our expert on how to recognize a
severe reaction to a vaccine.
Measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)
Perhaps you saw a slight reaction to this vaccine. One in six
children presents moderate fever and one of every 20 a mild rash.
In some rare cases a child become her swollen glands of the
neck or cheeks. These symptoms, if given, usually appear
between seven and ten days after injection and, generally,
of the first dose.
Moderate reactions are rare. About 1 child in each
3,000 can have a febrile seizure caused by high fever.
These seizures, although they are alarming, almost never cause
damage. For 1 child of every 30,000 may have a count low
platelets on a temporary basis, which could cause bleeding.
Severe reactions to any vaccine are very rare, but
possible. Read what our expert on how to recognize a
severe reaction to a vaccine.
There has been some concern if this vaccine is related
with the increase in autism cases. This issue has been the subject of
several studies and still cause controversy and should
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February 25th, 2011
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