Daily Health Care & Medical Tips

For small children the vaccines are:

D.P.T. ( “triple”) for diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus.

• For complete protection, a child needs 3 injections.
• Starting in the second month, she gets every 1 to 2 months depending on the country.
• After a year in need of reinforcement.

Infantile paralysis (polio).

• A drop in the mouth every month for 3 months and again every year.
• In some countries vaccinated after birth, others at 2 years.
• It is recommended not to breast milk 2 hours before giving the drops and up to 2 hours later.

B.C.G. for tuberculosis.

• An injection placed under the skin of the right shoulder once.
• Can be vaccinating children at birth or at any age.
• If there are sisters in the house, it is important to immunize children in the first weeks or months.
• The vaccine causes a wound that causes scarring.

Measles.

• A single injection at 9 or even 14 months of age according to country.

Tetanus.

• For children over 12 years and adults, the vaccine is the most important of tetanus.
• One injection every month for 3 months, another year and then every 10 years.
• Everyone should be vaccinated against tetanus because it is a very dangerous disease.
• When pregnant women get vaccinated protects your child against this disease.

Smallpox.

• For this vaccine is scraped skin of the left shoulder.
• Can be put at birth or at any age.
• To serve, should make a wound, leaving a scar.
• It can also cause fever.
• Try to ensure that children are scraping the vaccine.
• In many regions it is fully controlled smallpox and the vaccine is not necessary.