Vaccine Nation: 10 most important diseases without a licensed vaccine
- Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis)
- Chikungunya.
- Dengue.
- Cytomegalovirus.
- HIV/AIDS.
- Hookworm infection.
- Leishmaniasis.
- Malaria.
Vaccination as per the National Immunization schedule by Government of India
| Age | National Rural Heath Mission |
|---|
| Birth | BCG, OPV(0), Hep B Birth dose (To be given at the place of delivery) |
| 6 Weeks | OPV1, Penta1(DPT+HepB+HiB) |
| 10 Weeks | OPV2, Penta2(DPT+HepB+HiB) |
| 14 Weeks | OPV3, Penta3(DPT+HepB+HiB), IPV |
The smallpox vaccine was the first vaccine to be developed against a contagious disease. In 1796, the British doctor Edward Jenner demonstrated that an infection with the relatively mild cowpox virus conferred immunity against the deadly smallpox virus.
Shortly after birth, your baby should receive the first dose of the vaccine to help protect against the following disease: Hepatitis B (HepB) (1st dose)
There are 4 main types of vaccines: Live-attenuated vaccines. Inactivated vaccines. Subunit, recombinant, polysaccharide, and conjugate vaccines.
A few vaccines, like the two for measles or the series for hepatitis B, may make you immune for your entire life. Others, like tetanus, last for many years but require periodic shots (boosters) for continued protection against the disease.
Vaccination is the term used for getting a vaccine – that is, actually getting the injection or taking an oral vaccine dose. Immunisation refers to the process of both getting the vaccine and becoming immune to the disease following vaccination.
After vaccinationSometimes children have mild reactions from vaccines, such as pain at the injection site, a rash, or a fever. These reactions are normal and will soon go away.
Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is a vaccine for tuberculosis (TB) disease. This vaccine is not widely used in the United States, but it is often given to infants and small children in other countries where TB is common. BCG does not always protect people from getting TB.
Currently, 16 vaccines – some requiring multiple doses at specific ages and times – are recommended from birth to 18 years old. Recommended vaccines include: Influenza (annual flu shot) Diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTaP)
Vaccines at 7 to 10 YearsYou can take advantage of any visit to your child's doctor to get recommended vaccines for your child, including sports physicals or annual checkups before the school year.
ANSWER. A vaccine is a substance that helps protect against certain diseases. Vaccines contain a dead or weakened version of a microbe. It helps your immune system recognize and destroy the living microbe during a future infection.
A vaccine stimulates your immune system to produce antibodies, exactly like it would if you were exposed to the disease. After getting vaccinated, you develop immunity to that disease, without having to get the disease first. This is what makes vaccines such powerful medicine.
A booster shot is recommended at age 16. Teens 16–18 years old may be vaccinated with a serogroup B meningococcal (MenB) vaccine.
These six are the target diseases of WHO's Expanded Programme on Immuni- zation (EPI), and of UNICEF's Univer- sal Childhood Immunization (UCI); measles, poliomyelitis, diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), tetanus and tuberculosis.
Two infectious diseases have successfully been eradicated: smallpox and rinderpest. There are also four ongoing programs, targeting poliomyelitis, yaws, dracunculiasis, and malaria.
Four types of vaccines are currently available: Live virus vaccines use the weakened (attenuated) form of the virus. The measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine and the varicella (chickenpox) vaccine are examples.
