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Immunization Chart


TB (BCG Vaccine) Immunize:
BCG is a vaccine for TB.
Is routinely given to infants and small children
VACCINATION PRIMARY REVACCINATIONSIDE EFFECTS
B.C.G.
Against Tuberculosis 
After Birth There is no fever or side effects after this vaccine
VACCINATION
A Single dose of vaccine is administered into the skin over the upper shoulder area. Protection lasts for several years.

Polio
Typically affects very young children, 80%-90% of cases occurring in children under 3 years of age. Polio is a highly contagious disease.
VACCINATION PRIMARY REVACCINATIONSIDE EFFECTS
Polio Oral doses, start a one month,
5 doses at 4-8 weeks interval
DPTChild usually develops moderate fever after the vaccination.
Crocin drops with tepid sponging can be given to the child.
Swelling around the injection site is common.
Heat fomentation helps reduce the swelling.
Children may cry excessively.
It so, contacts your pediatrician immediately.
PREVENTION THROUGH IMMUNIZATION:
Oral Poliovirus Vaccine (OPV)
DPT IMMUNIZATION:
Dephtheria:
Infection that attacks the throat, mouth and nose. It is a very contagious disease (easy to get),
Tetanus:
Infection caused by a bacteria found in dirt, gravel and rusty metal.
Pertussis:
Also called Whooping Cough.
Hepatitis B
100 times more infectious than HIV
Blood is the most important vehicle for transmission but body fluids
Including semen, vaginal secretions
HBP can spread in 3 ways: From mother to child (MTC), at birth, and from person to person.
VACCINATION PRIMARY REVACCINATIONSIDE EFFECTS
Hepatitis B
Leaver Cancer
Life Threatening
Jaundices
After Birth3 doses
0, 1, 6 months
No
HIB (H. influenza type b):
Respiratory secretions from carriers.
Hib disease are varied with the most serious being meningitis and epiglottises (Inflammation of the lid covering the organs for breathing). 
VACCINATION PRIMARY REVACCINATIONSIDE EFFECTS
H Influenza
Meningitis
Pneumonia Common Cold
Given after
2 months age
Dependant on age    Mild fever
Swelling
Signs and Symptoms:
Common cold-like symptoms, conjunctivitis, cough, spots inside the mouth and a skin rash.
Mumps:
Mumps or infective parotitis is an acute infectious disease usually marked by a painful enlargement of one or both salivary glands around the jaw.
Measles: 
Infection caused by a bacteria found in dirt, gravel and rusty metal.
VACCINATION PRIMARY REVACCINATIONSIDE EFFECTS
Measles 7 To 9 monthsDPTUsually has no side effects a rash may appear around two weeks after the injection. There is no need to worry.
Rubella: 
Rubella, or German measles, is a highly infectious disease, which mostly affects children, adolescents and young adults.
The main problem with rubella is that the virus can disrupt fetal growth and cause birth defects.
VACCINATION PRIMARY REVACCINATIONSIDE EFFECTS
MMR
MEASLES/MUMPS/RUBELLA
15 monthsDPTHas similar side effects as of measles, vaccine
Typhoid: 
VACCINATION PRIMARY REVACCINATIONSIDE EFFECTS
Typhoid Start at 2 years ever 3 Years.3 to 4 yearsNone
CHICKENPOX VACCINATION: 
Preventing the spread of the disease amongst family
Preventing herpes zoster
Reducing financial costs of treatment.
VACCINATION PRIMARY REVACCINATIONSIDE EFFECTS
Chicken Pox After 1 YearNone
Hepatitis A:
Symptoms include nausea/ vomiting, jaundice (yellowness of eyes, skin & urine), diarrhea, pale stools, abdominal pain, malaise/ fatigue, fever/ chills, lack of appetite, sore throat etc. The frequency/ severity with which these symptoms occur, vary depending on the age of the person.
A is the single largest cause of jaundice. 
VACCINATION PRIMARY REVACCINATIONSIDE EFFECTS
Hepatitis A (Jaundice)After 1 Year2 Doses 0-6 monthsNone
VACCINATION:
Typhoid fever is a disease, which starts as an infection of the gastrointestinal tract and develops into a total illness. It is caused by the bacterium Salmonella typhi.
Fever headache, tiredness and weakness, changes in behavior and abdominal discomfort with constipation in the early stages of the disease followed by diarrhea later.
When food or drink contaminated with Salmonella typhi is ingested, many of the organisms