CBM - Childhood Immunization Flashcards
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Childhood Immunisation
Active Immunity
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- Active immunity- induced using inactivated or attenuated live organism or their products, act by inducing cell mediated immunity organism.
- Immune respond that does not involve antibodies but activation of phagocytes, antigen-specific cytotoxic T-lymphocyte and cytokines to antigen
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Childhood Immunisation
Passive Immunity?
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- Passive immunity –result from injection of human immunoglobulin.
- The protection afforded is immediate but lasts only for a short period of time.
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Childhood Immunisation
Uk Immunisation Schedule
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- neonate (at birth) Tuberculosis (BCG) one injection
- 2 months primary course - Diphtheria/ tetanus/pertussis/Haemophilus influenzae type b/ inactivated polio virus (DTap/IPV/Hib), pneumococcal conjugate vaccine. And oral rotavirus vaccine
- 3 months - Diphtheria/ tetanus/pertussis/Haemophilus influenzae type b/ inactivated polio virus (DTap/IPV/Hib). Oral rotavirus vaccine and meningococcus type C conjugate vaccine
- 4 months- Diphtheria/ tetanus/pertussis/Haemophilus influenzae type b/ inactivated polio virus (DTap/IPV/Hib), pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
- 12-13 months Haemophilus influenzae type b/ inactivated polio virus and pneumococcal congugate vaccine, and measles mumps and rubella vaccines
- 30-40 months- Diphtheria/ tetanus/pertussis, inactivated polio virus, measles mumps and rubella vaccines
- 2-16yrs annually (influenza intranasal spray) 1 dose per year
- 12 13 yrs girls only- Human papilloma virus (HPV) three dose administered over 6 months
- 13 -14 years Tetanus low-dose diphtheria (Td/IPV)/inactivated polio
- 13-14Yr or before starting higher education if no booster at 13-14y- Mennigococcus type C conjugate vaccine (MenC) Protects against: meningitis (caused by meningococcal types A, C, W and Y bacteria)
