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Test your knowledge of vaccinations against a variety of diseases that can affect your child. This quiz is based on information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
A pregnant woman passes antibodies to her unborn baby
through the placenta to protect against certain diseases. How long does this
natural immunity last?
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Immunizations
begin before natural immunity wears off.
Which vaccine is given soon after birth?
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Two
boosters are given, typically at 1 month and 6 months. This vaccine is
especially important for infants who spend time in day-care centers or if the mother is hepatitis B positive in which case the newborn is given both hepatitis B immune globulin and hepatitis B vaccine.
Bacterial
meningitis strikes most often between ages 2 months and 2 years. Which vaccine
will help prevent it?
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Hib vaccine prevents Haemophilus influenzae, type B infections, which can cause meningitis, periorbital cellulitis, pneumonia and epiglottitis. The number of Hib meningitis cases have dropped dramatically since the vaccine was introduced. A meningococcal meningitis vaccine is also available for use in high school and college students.
What
type of reaction commonly occurs after the diphtheria, tetanus and cellular pertussis (DTaP)vaccine?
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high fever, continual crying or limp, listless behavior are signs of severe
reaction that warrant a call to the doctor.
When
should an infant not be given a DTaP vaccine?
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mild illness, such as a cold with or without fever, shouldn't prevent
immunization.
In the
combined DTP immunization used decades ago, which of the three vaccine components reportedly caused severe reactions?
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Today,
the pertussis vaccine is acellular (the whole bacteria cell is not present) and is denoted as DTaP, a
much safer form with minimal side effects.
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