Vaccines, Can cause disease?
Vaccines are made with the same viruses and bacteria that cause the disease but treated so they are weakened. When administered into the body, induce the formation of defenses, called antibodies, but without causing disease.
Vaccines, Do they really work?
Studies show that vaccines work and work very well. As vaccines were appearing one by one, Public Health statistics showed a significant reduction in the number of cases of each particular disease for which vaccination began. For example, the number of cases of whooping cough, decreased significantly while other diseases like polio and smallpox were eradicated completely. But in countries where vaccination is not carried properly, diseases like measles, is still causing havoc.
You better of the disease so that it is naturally protected?
Indeed, you can get a protective "natural" after acquiring the disease but, get the disease may be unnecessarily uncomfortable, harmful, and may even endanger life. For example invasive disease caused by Haemophilus influenzae meningitis, can cause brain damage, pertussis can cause seizures; Polio virus can cause paralysis, and any of these three diseases can lead to death. Preventing disease through vaccination is definitely the best choice for most children, unless there is a contraindication to the administration of any particular vaccine.
Can milk give the baby the protection you need without vaccines?
Breast milk can give your baby protection against some diseases. But breast milk does not contain enough to prevent all the diseases that vaccines prevent, and if other only provides protection during the period in which it is being given. In addition, vaccines can be administered to breast-fed children without the fear that milk interferes with protective effect that is going to provide the vaccine.
If the disease is not so serious it worth getting the vaccine to prevent it?
Most childhood vaccines, which protect against disease can become very serious and even life endangering. Some vaccines are for diseases that usually are not considered "very serious" as the vaccine to prevent chickenpox. Most children recover well from this disease with very little medical treatment. However, chickenpox can potentially cause permanent scarring, serious illness or put the child at risk of severe complications.
Apply several vaccines at the same time not be too much for the body?
Vaccines which aims to prevent 12 different diseases are recommended in children in the period of life from birth through 12 years of life. Not all vaccines are scheduled to be administered at the same time. However, the immune system of our body can handle the fact produce antibodies to various diseases after they administered a vaccine whose goal was to immunize against several diseases simultaneously. In fact, that's what your body does all day and every day when exposed to all the germs that are around. Your doctor can tell you that vaccines can be given together at the same time.
It will be worth applying many vaccines for diseases that are not already present?
It is true that many childhood diseases are very rare today. But this is because vaccinated children are protected and not because viruses and bacteria are no longer present. And even diseases that have been deleted, or rather, prevented such as polio, diphtheria and measles, still exist in significant numbers in other parts of the world. Traveling to other countries can carry the disease, infecting other people who have not been vaccinated so if it's worth applying vaccines.
Reactions or side effects that can my child after vaccination?
Vaccines, as well as all prescription products, can have side effects. However, most children have no or very few side effects. The most frequent reactions to injectable vaccines are soreness at the site of application and low grade fever that may last a day or two. Usually side effects are less rare exceptions where they can become manifest reaching severe irritability, high fever and difficult to control seizures.
It is true that the pertussis vaccine can cause death syndrome in the Cradle?
There is no evidence so far. It is believed to date that any association between pertussis vaccine and the syndrome of crib death is coincidence. This is based on non-vaccinated children who died of this syndrome are usually of the same age to their proper administration of this vaccine. Put another way, the age at which it usually die at the same age at which they are entitled according vaccinated vaccination.
There are children in particular are not certain vaccines should apply?
Most children and people of all age groups should receive those vaccinations recommended by your doctor. A limited number of people should not be vaccinated, usually because they have allergies or medical problems or when the risks outweigh the benefits. For example, when a person is allergic to eggs, then this person must at all costs evitársele vaccines are made the same basis as in the case of Measles. Similarly, vaccines can not be given or be effective in persons with diseases like AIDS and cancer or certain medical treatments that affect the immune system.
Important points to consider in relation to vaccines.
- Your doctor can answer any questions relating to vaccination.
- Discuss with your doctor whenever any personal history regarding allergies, illnesses and medical treatments as they can affect the response to vaccination.
- Always keep a record of your child's vaccination if it change doctors, change city or forget which vaccines and when were you were given.
- Protect your child and yourself from unnecessary and avoidable diseases. Make sure you get the vaccines to time and the recommended age.
