The baby is born with few defenses against some diseases, so he needs the protection of vaccines.
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that all children receive vaccines according to the schedule below:
Table 2: WHO recommendations for routine immunization
Some countries have an immunization schedule different from the WHO proposal. See below how immunization works in your country: The Philippines
Immunization is free and follows the schedule below.
Leader, it is important for you to encourage and advise parents to vaccinate their babies.
Some diseases prevented by vaccines are:
Tuberculosis - is an infection that mainly affects the lungs and can be transmitted from person to person. The BCG vaccine is the main protection against severe forms of tuberculosis, a contagious disease caused by bacteria that mainly affects the lungs and which, if left untreated, can cause serious respiratory problems, weight loss, weakness, and even lead to death. Tuberculosis is transmitted from person to person through the air, through coughing, sneezing, or talking. The main symptoms are a fever at the end of the day, coughing, weakness, tiredness, and weight loss.
Hepatitis - is an inflammation of the liver caused by a virus. Hepatitis A is more common and less severe than hepatitis B. Protection against Hepatitis B, a disease caused by a virus that causes malaise, low-grade fever, headache, fatigue, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and an aversion to some foods. The patient has yellow skin. Hepatitis B is serious because it can lead to a chronic (permanent) infection of the liver and, in adulthood, lead to liver cancer.
Poliomyelitis (child paralysis) - is a disease caused by a virus that can affect the nerves and lead to partial or complete paralysis. Protection against poliomyelitis or child paralysis, a contagious disease caused by a virus and characterized by partial or total sudden paralysis. It usually affects the legs. Transmission occurs by direct contact with people, contact with the feces of contaminated people, or contact with contaminated water and food.
Diphtheria (or croup) - is a respiratory disease that affects the tonsils, pharynx, larynx, and nose.
Tetanus - is an infection caused by bacteria that enter the body through wounds or skin lesions and is not transmitted from one individual to another.
Pertussis - is a disease caused by bacteria that causes coughing and can make breathing difficult.
Meningitis - is inflammation of the membranes lining the brain. Symptoms can include a high fever, headache, stiff neck, vomiting, difficulty concentrating, and seizures.
Infections - are caused by the bacteria Haemophilus influenzae (type B), such as some types of meningitis, sinusitis, among others. They mainly affect children up to five years of age, usually start in the nose and throat, and can spread to other parts of the body.
Rotavirus - is a leading cause of severe diarrhea in children up to five years of age, which can lead to death.
Yellow fever - is transmitted by mosquito bites and causes fever, headache, chills, nausea, vomiting, aches, and pains, and makes the skin and eyes turn yellow.
Some vaccines need more than one dose to provide full protection against the disease. That's why it's important that children take all the recommended doses of vaccines to be well protected.
Leader, if any baby or child is overdue for vaccination, advise the parents to take them to the health service to receive the missing doses.
Leader, see how vaccination works in your country:The Philippines
Below is the immunization schedule:
On the Home and Nutrition App:
In the vaccine question, check [Y]. Yes, if the child is fully vaccinated for their age, and if one or more vaccines are out-of-date, check [N]. No.
In the child's health handbook or card, when the vaccine dose has been applied, a note is made with a pen. And the pencil notes are the dates of the upcoming vaccines.
If the child has had all previous vaccines in those months, AppVisita will not ask the question "Is the child fully vaccinated for their age?".
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