Immunization is one of the efforts made as a form of disease prevention. All children, beginning at age infants, are entitled to this service. Because if not immunized, many adverse effects that may occur. What immunizations must be given to infants younger than 12 months?
The following immunizations must be given to infants younger than 12 months, as quoted from the book 'Secrets of Ms. Smart: A Guide to Caring for Infants Up to 12 Months Postpartum', which was written by Nini Umi Nazwa:
1. BCG (Bacillus Calmette Guerin)The vaccine must be given a point in preventing TB (Tuberculosis). BCG vaccine can be 80 percent effective in preventing tuberculosis for a period of 15 years. BCG immunization is only done once, effective when the baby was 1 month. This injection will show 'boils' small in area injected. If not, have to do repeated injections.
2. Hepatitis BThe vaccine must be given to the baby even before he left the hospital. Immunization is an effective measure to prevent HBV, the virus that causes hepatitis B. The vaccine is given 3 times. The rule, if suntkan to-1 performed at 1 month of age, a period-2 injections to between 1-2 months later, while the 3rd injections performed until 5 months later.
This vaccine protects infants from viral hepatitis B is difficult to cure in which infants can be exposed to mothers who have hepatitis during childbirth.
3. PolioThe vaccine must be given because of the threat of polio is still there. This vaccine to counteract the paralysis caused by polio virus. The first polio vaccine is given after birth. Then the vaccine is administered 3 times, while infants aged 2, 4, and 6 months. This vaccine can be repeated at the age of 18 months and 5 years.
4. DPT or DTPThe vaccine must be given which is a mixture of three vaccines is to prevent disease diphtheria (which attacks the throat), pertussis (whooping cough), and tetanus (infection of wounds causing spasms).
The vaccine is given as much as 4 times and the first time when the baby is older than six weeks. Then when the baby is 4 and 6 months old. Last injection is usually given when the child is older than 1 year.
5. Vaccine Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR)MMR vaccine protects children from three viruses: measles (which causes high fever and rash body-wide), mumps (which causes facial pain, swelling of the salivary glands, and sometimes swelling of the scrotum in males), and rubella or German measles (which can cause birth defects if infection occurs during pregnancy).
The first vaccine given to children at ages 12 to 15 months and between the ages of 4 and 6 years.
"Immunization is mandatory that such polio, BCG, hepatitis, DPT, and measles. Immunization is very important, especially fatal if not given the dangerous diseases. Otherwise will be given greater losses," said Dr. Utami Roesli, SpA, MBA, IBCLC, a pediatrician with St. Carolus Hospital and chairman of the Indonesian Lactation Center, when contacted detikHealth, and was written on Wednesday (05/08/2013).
The following immunizations must be given to infants younger than 12 months, as quoted from the book 'Secrets of Ms. Smart: A Guide to Caring for Infants Up to 12 Months Postpartum', which was written by Nini Umi Nazwa:
1. BCG (Bacillus Calmette Guerin)The vaccine must be given a point in preventing TB (Tuberculosis). BCG vaccine can be 80 percent effective in preventing tuberculosis for a period of 15 years. BCG immunization is only done once, effective when the baby was 1 month. This injection will show 'boils' small in area injected. If not, have to do repeated injections.
2. Hepatitis BThe vaccine must be given to the baby even before he left the hospital. Immunization is an effective measure to prevent HBV, the virus that causes hepatitis B. The vaccine is given 3 times. The rule, if suntkan to-1 performed at 1 month of age, a period-2 injections to between 1-2 months later, while the 3rd injections performed until 5 months later.
This vaccine protects infants from viral hepatitis B is difficult to cure in which infants can be exposed to mothers who have hepatitis during childbirth.
3. PolioThe vaccine must be given because of the threat of polio is still there. This vaccine to counteract the paralysis caused by polio virus. The first polio vaccine is given after birth. Then the vaccine is administered 3 times, while infants aged 2, 4, and 6 months. This vaccine can be repeated at the age of 18 months and 5 years.
4. DPT or DTPThe vaccine must be given which is a mixture of three vaccines is to prevent disease diphtheria (which attacks the throat), pertussis (whooping cough), and tetanus (infection of wounds causing spasms).
The vaccine is given as much as 4 times and the first time when the baby is older than six weeks. Then when the baby is 4 and 6 months old. Last injection is usually given when the child is older than 1 year.
5. Vaccine Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR)MMR vaccine protects children from three viruses: measles (which causes high fever and rash body-wide), mumps (which causes facial pain, swelling of the salivary glands, and sometimes swelling of the scrotum in males), and rubella or German measles (which can cause birth defects if infection occurs during pregnancy).
The first vaccine given to children at ages 12 to 15 months and between the ages of 4 and 6 years.
"Immunization is mandatory that such polio, BCG, hepatitis, DPT, and measles. Immunization is very important, especially fatal if not given the dangerous diseases. Otherwise will be given greater losses," said Dr. Utami Roesli, SpA, MBA, IBCLC, a pediatrician with St. Carolus Hospital and chairman of the Indonesian Lactation Center, when contacted detikHealth, and was written on Wednesday (05/08/2013).
