Tdap/TD Vaccines: Addressing Common Questions About Tdap/TD Vaccination for Adults

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• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Controal and Prevention (U.S.)
• Description:
  What diseases do these vaccines protect against?
  
  Tdap vaccine helps protect adults from three diseases:
  
  • Tetanus (lockjaw): a serious bacterial disease that causes painful tightening of muscles that can stop muscles from working properly, including the muscles that control breathing
  
  • Diphtheria: a very contagious bacterial disease that affects the heart and respiratory system, including the lungs
  
  • Pertussis (whooping cough): another very contagious bacterial disease that can cause severe cough and breathing problems
  
  Td, a similar vaccine, provides protection from tetanus and diphtheria, but not whooping cough.
  
  For more information on this and other vaccines for adults, visit www.cdc.gov/vaccines/adults.
  
  CS HCVG15-ADU-127 01/12/2017
  
  fs-tdap-hcp.pdf
  
  
• Subjects:
  Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis Vaccine Diphtheria-Tetanus Vaccine Vaccination
• Series:
  Don't Wait. Vaccinate!
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Pages in Document:
  2 unnumbered pages
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
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• Download URL:
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