Immunizations...

Grandparents have asked and I shall answer... below is the list of immunizations that Miss M received yesterday. Yes, it's a lot - there must be a lot more communicable diseases out there now compared to when we were children ;)

DTaP: Diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis vaccine
Hib: Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine
IPV: Inactivated poliovirus vaccine
PCV: Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
RV: Rotavirus vaccine

And the translation:

DTaP:Lockjaw and Whooping Cough

Hib: A serious disease caused by a bacteria. It usually strikes children under 5 years old. Your child can get Hib disease by being around other children or adults who may have the bacteria and not know it. Before Hib vaccine, Hib disease was the leading cause of bacterial meningitis among children under 5 years old in the United States. Hib disease can also cause: pneumonia, severe swelling in the throat, infections of the blood, joints, bones, and covering of the heart, and death

IPV: Polio

PCV: Infection with Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria can cause serious illness and death. Invasive pneumococcal disease is responsible for about 200 deaths each year among children under 5 years old. It is the leading cause of bacterial meningitis in the United States. Before a vaccine was available, pneumococcal infection each year caused:
- over 700 cases of meningitis
- 13,000 blood infections, and
- about 5 million ear infections

RV: Rotavirus is a virus that causes severe diarrhea, mostly in babies and young children. It is often accompanied by vomiting and fever. Rotavirus vaccine will not prevent diarrhea or vomiting caused by other germs, but it is very good at preventing diarrhea and vomiting caused by rotavirus. About 98 percent of children who get the vaccine are protected from severe rotavirus diarrhea, and about 74 percent do not get rotavirus diarrhea at all.