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Parents' guide to childhood immunizations
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2005
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Alternative Title:Parents guide to childhood immunizations
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Description:Part One..Introduction -- Why immunizations? -- How vaccines work -- Part Two. Thirteen Diseases -- Why We Vaccinate Against Them -- 1. Diphtheria -- 2. Hepatitis A . -- 3. Hepatitis B -- 4. Hib disease (Haemophilus influenzae type b) -- 5. Influenza (Flu) -- 6. Measles -- 7. Mumps -- 8. Pertussis (Whooping Cough) -- 9. Pneumococcal Disease -- 10. Polio -- 11. Rubella (German Measles) -- 12. Tetanus (Lockjaw) -- 13. Varicella (Chickenpox) -- -- Part Three. Nine Vaccines for Thirteen Diseases -- Vaccine Side Effects -- Vaccine Precautions -- 1. DTaP Vaccine -- 2. Hepatitis A Vaccine -- 3. Hepatitis B Vaccine -- 4. Hib Vaccine -- 5. Influenza Vaccine -- 6. MMR Vaccine -- 7. Pneumococcal Vaccine -- 8. Polio Vaccine -- 9. Varicella Vaccine -- Combination Vaccines -- -- Part Four .Appendix -- Childhood immunization schedule -- Diseases summary -- Questions and answers -- What to do if your child has a reaction -- Other vaccines -- Immunization trivia -- Glossary -- For more information -- Index -- Acknowledgments
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Content Notes:Produced by the National Immunization Program.
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Pages in Document:print; 68 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
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