Vaccinations Part 2 Flashcards
Name all the vaccines (14)
- Diphtheria
- Tetanus
- Pertussis
- Haemophillus Influenzae Type B (HIB)
- Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR)
- Varicella/Zoster
- Hep A
- Hep B
- Influenza
- Pneumococcal
- Meningococcal
- Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
- Rotavirus
- Poliovirus
Diphtheria
- acute bacterial respiratory/cutaneous illness
- caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae (C. diphtheria)
- may involve any mucus membrane
- *but classically has gray pseudomembranes of the tonsils and oropharynx
-classified based on site of infection
(laryngeal, cutaneous, ocular, genital, ect)
- sx/complications most attributable to toxin
- most common complications: myocarditis & neuritis
- Death occurs in 5-10% from respiratory disease
Tetanus: Pathogenesis
Tetanus = nervous system disorder
- characterized by muscle spasms
- caused by toxin producing anaerobe Clostridium tetani
- anaerobic conditions
- allow germination of spores and production of toxins - toxins bind to CNS
- Blocks inhibitory NT release
-Leads to unopposed muscle contraction and spasms
(spastic paralysis)
uncontrolled muscle contraction –> breaking bones & writhing in pain
Tetanus: Clinical Features
-Incubation period = 8 days
3 Clinical Forms
- local (not common) 1 area affected, ex arm
- cephalic (rare)
- generalized (most common)
Generalized Tetanus
- descending sx of truisms (lockjaw)
- difficulty swallowing
- muscle rigidity
- spasms
-spasms continue for 3-4 weeks
If survive (25% mortality rate)-complete recovery may take months
Tetanus Complications (5)
- Laryngospasm
- Fractures
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Aspiration Pneumonia
- Death
Pertussis (whooping cough)
- highly contagious respiratory infection
- caused by Bordetella pertussis
- insidious onset
- similar to minor URI with nonspecific cough
- progresses –> severe coughing spells –>
- difficulty breathing
- vomiting
- disturbed sleep
- weight loss
- incontinence
- rib fractures
- passing out from violent coughing
-Up to 2/100 adolescents & 5/100 adults with pertussis
hospitalized/complications (including pneumonia and death)
- 2012: 48,277 cases in US exceeding levels observed since 1955
- most deaths are infants
Whole-cell & aCellular Pertussis Vaccine
- developed in the mid-30’s
- combined as DTP in the mid-40’s (DTP is not used in US)
- 70-90% efficacy after 3 doses
- Protection lasts for 5-10 yrs
- local adverse rxns are common in whole -cell
- whole cell is not used anymore because too many side effects
**acellular vaccine is safer to administer b/c it has about 90% fewer side effects (which include local pain, redness and/or fever)
-DTaP was developed in Japan in 1981
Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis Combo: what the letters mean
uppercase letters = full strength (D, T, P)
lower case letters = “d” and “p” reduced doses of diphtheria and pertussis used in adolescent and adult formulations
“a” in DTaP = acellular, meaning pertussis component contains only a part of the pertussis organism
DTaP
- Diphtheria and Tetanus toxoids and acellular Pertussis vaccine
- given to infants/children ages 6 wks-6yrs
- kids should get 5 doses of DTaP
- 1 dose at each of the following ages
- 2, 4, 6 months
- 15-18 months
- 4-6 yrs
DT
-Diphtheria and Tetanus toxoids
(without pertussis component)
-given to infants and children ages 6 wks - 6 yrs
who have Contraindication to the pertussis component
Tdap
T=full dose, d and p =less than full dose
- Tetanus and diphtheria toxoids with acellular pertussis vaccine
- given as a 1-time dose to adolescents and adults
- women should receive Tdap with each pregnancy (preferably 3rd Trimester between 27th-36 weeks)
Td
-Tetanus & diphtheria toxoids
-Given to kids & adults ages 7 yrs and older
as booster shot or after exposure to tetanus
DTaP Vaccine
-Formalin-inactivated diphtheria toxins
-Schedule:
5 primary doses (2, 4, 6 months, 15-18 months, 4-6 yrs)
Booster shot every 10 years
Efficacy: about 98% (vaccine prevents disease 98% of the time)
Duration: about 10 years
Diphtheria & Tetanus Toxoids & Pertussis Vaccine:
Adverse reactions
-Local rxns (erythema, pain, induration)
-Systemic sx not common
(fever, headache, n/v, diarrhea, stomach ache, joint pain, rash)
-severe systemic rxns are rare
Diphtheria & Tetanus Toxoids & Pertussis Vaccine:
Contraindications
- severe allergic rxns to vaccine component or following a prior dose
- severe adverse effect to vaccine component or following a prior dose
Diphtheria & Tetanus Toxoids & Pertussis Vaccine:
Precautions
-mod/severe acute Illness
-Temp > 105 F (40.5 C) within 48 hours of previous dose
with no other identifiable cause
- collapse/shock-like state within 48 hours of previous dose
- persistent, inconsolable crying lasting > 3 hours occurring within 48 hours of previous dose
- convulsions with or without fever occurring within 3 days of previous dose
Routine DTaP Primary Vaccination Schedule
Dose Age Interval
Primary 1 6-8 wks ————
Primary 2 4 mths 4 wks
Primary 3 6 mths 4 wks
Primary 4 15-18 mths 6 mths
Primary 5 4-6 yrs 6 mths
Booster Schedule for DTaP
Booster Doses
-11 or 12 yrs of age if 5 years since last dose (Tdap)
- every 10 years thereafter (Td or Tdap)
- Pertussis is making a comeback it is recommended that all adults get at least from Tdap formulation
- pregnant women who have not received the primary tetanus vaccination series should begin this series during pregnancy after 20 weeks using Tdap
Haemophilus Influenzae Type B (HIB)
- severe bacterial infections particularly among infants
- organism colonizes nasopharynx
-prior to intro of vaccination
HIB was the leading cause of childhood meningitis, pneumonia, epiglottitis which is a true medical emergency (we hardly see epiglottitis any more)
-Incidence has fallen more than 99% since revaccination era
Haemophilus Influenzae Type B Vaccine (HbOC)
- polysaccharide-based conjugate vaccine
- dose 0.5 ml via IM route
- efficacy = 95%
- recommended interval = 8 weeks for primary series doses
- minimum age = 6 weeks
Haemophilus Influenzae Type B Vaccine (HbOC):
when to administer
-not routinely given to kids age 5 yrs or older
why? already exposed –> created ABs
- Indications to administer HIB vaccine to adults and kids > 5 yrs old include…
- Sickle cell disease
- HIV/AIDS
- removal of the spleen (asplenia)
- bone marrow transplant
- certain cancer pts on immune compromising chemo
Haemophilus Influenzae Type B Vaccine (HbOC): Adverse Rxns (local and systemic)
Local
- injection site pain
- erythema
- induration
- swelling
Systemic
- Rash
- Fever
- Anorexia
- Diarrhea
- Vomiting
Haemophilus Influenzae Type B Vaccine (HbOC):
Precautions & Contraindications
Precautions
-mod/severe acute illness
Contraindications
-severe allergic reaction to vaccine component or following a previous dose
- severe adverse rxn to vaccine component or following a previous dose
- kids should NOT get the vaccine
Routine HIB Primary Vaccine Schedule
Dose Age Interval
Primary 1 6-8 wks ——–
Primary 2 4 mths 4 wks
Primary 3 6 mths 4 wks
Booster 15-18 mths 6 mths
Measles
- highly contagious viral illness
- respiratory transmission of virus
- replication in nasopharynx and regional lymph nodes
- near universal infection of childhood in pre-vaccination era
- common and often fatal in developing areas
Measles: clinical features
Incubation period = 10-12 days
-Prodrome
stepwise increase in fever to 103 F or higher
cough, coryza, conjunctivitis
Koplik spots
-1-3 mm whitish, grayish, bluish, elevations on an erythematous base
-seen on the buccal mucosa typically opposite the molar teeth
-pathognomonic for measles infection
Measles: Clinical Features: Rash
Rash
- 2-4 days after prodrome, 14 days after exposure
- maculopapular rash –> becomes confluent
- begins on face and head
- persists 5-6 days
- fades in order of appearance
Measles: Complications
- otitis media
- pneumonia
- encephalitis
- Laryngotracheobronchitis (croup)
- Death
Mumps
virus –> headache, fever, muscle pain, loss of appetite, and swollen glands (parotitis)
Complications include…
- deafness
- meningitis
- painful swelling of the testicles/ovaries (orchitis)
- rarely sterility
Rubella (German Measles)
Rubella virus –> rash, arthritis (mostly in females) and mild fever
Rubella in and of itself = generally mild, self-limiting disease
but if a female gets rubella while pregnant can cause…
- miscarriage
- serious birth defects (congenital rubella syndrome)
Congenital Rubella Syndrome
- Infection may affect all organs
- deafness
- cataracts
- heart defects
- microcephaly (abnormal brain development)
- mental retardation
- bone deformities
- liver & spleen damage - may lead to fetal death or premature delivery
- severity of damage to fetus depends on gestational age
- up to 85% of infants affected if infected during 1st Trimester
Measles, Mumps, Rubella Vaccine (MMR)
-live virus attenuated vaccine of 0.5 ml dose via SubQ route
1st dose of MMR at 12-19 months
2nd dose of MMR at 4-6 yrs (before kindergarten)
-2nd dose may be given any time (at least 4 wks after 1st dose)
-susceptible adolescents and adults without documented evidence of rubella immunity
emphasis on non-pregnant females of childbearing age
-particularly if born outside of US
Measles, Mumps, Rubella Vaccine (MMR):
Contraindications & Precautions
- pregnancy
- immunosuppression
- severe allergic reaction to vaccine component or following a prior dose
- severe allergic reaction to neomycin
Precaution: moderate/severe acute illness
Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV)
-herpes virus (DNA)
primary infection –> varicella (chicken pox)
secondary infection –> herpes zoster (shingles)
Varicella (chicken pox)
-respiratory transmission of virus
Incubation period: 14-16 days (range 10-21 days)
mild prodrome: for 1-2 days
Rash: characterized by vesicular lesions
generally appears on head 1st
most concentrated on trunk
successive crops over several days with lesions
present in several stages of development
Varicella Complications
- bacterial infection of skin lesions
- pneumonia (viral/bacterial)
- CNS manifestations
- Reye’s syndrome
- hospitalization: 2-3 per 1000 cases
- Death: in 2013 the disease resulted in 7000 deaths worldwide
- postherpatic neuralgia (complication of zoster)
Herpes Zoster (Shingles): Prevalence
-1 million episodes occur annually in US
-about 1/3 of US population –> shingles
risk increases after 50 years of age
-50% of persons living until 85 yrs will develop zoster
Herpes Zoster (Shingles):
-reactivation of varicella zoster virus
- characterized by…
- painful, unilateral vesicular eruptions
- which usually occurs in a restricted dermatomal distribution
- associated with…
- aging
- immunosuppression
- varicella at younger than 18 months of age
Herpes Zoster: Complications
- postherpetic neuralgia (PHN)
- ophthalmic zoster (effects eye –> blindness)
- dissemination with generalized skin eruptions and involvement of CNS, lungs, liver, pancreas
- can cause systemic complications
Congenital Varicella Syndrome
- results from maternal infection during pregnancy
- period of risk may extend thru 1st 20 wks of pregnancy
- low birth weight
- atrophy of extremity with skin scarring
- eye & neurologic abnormalities
-risk appears to be small (
Varicella-containing Vaccines
- Varicella Vaccine (Varivax)
- Herpes Zoster vaccine (Zostavax)
- MMRV (ProQuad)
Varicella Vaccine (Varivax): Describe vaccine, Pediatric and Adult Dosing
- Live attenuated vaccine
- Prevents primary varicella infection (chicken pox)
- does not prevent shingles
Pediatric dosing: 0.5 ml SubQ
ACIP recommends that routine childhood vaccines should be given with 2 doses
-1st dose at 15-18 months of age
-2nd dose at 4-6 yrs of age, but it may be given earlier provided >/= 3 months has elapsed since 1st dose
Adult dosing: 0.5 ml SubQ
ACIP recommends that all kids and adults who received only 1 dose of vaccine receive a 2nd dose at least 4 wks apart
Varicella Vaccine (Varivax): Precautions
-mod/severe acute illness
-varicella vaccine and AB-containing products
(immune globulin, blood products) should NOT be administered simultaneously
-avoid salicylates (aspirin and aspirin-containing products) for 6 weeks: varicella may increase the risk for Reye’s Syndrome
Varicella Vaccine (Varivax): Contraindications
- pregnancy
- immunosuppression
- severe allergic reaction to vaccine component or following a prior dose
Herpes Zoster Vaccine: (Zostavax)
- live attenuated vaccine
- approved for persons >/= 50 yrs of age
- SubQ 0.65 ml administered as a single dose
- ACIP recommends routine vaccination of all pt >/= 60 yrs of age
- including pt who report previous episodes of zoster
Herpes Zoster Vaccine (Zostavax): Precautions
-mod/severe acute illness
- postherpetic neuropathy (PHN)
- not for use in tx of PHN
-TB: defer tx of pt with active untreated TB
- VZV infection:
- not for prevention of primary varicella virus infection (chicken pox)
- or tx of active zoster outbreak
- may be used in pt with previous hx of zoster (at least 6 months after zoster outbreak)
-Antiviral drugs: meds active against the herpes virus family (acyclovir, famciclovir, valacyclovir) may interfere with zoster vaccine
Herpes Zoster Vaccine (Zostavax): Contraindications
- pregnancy
- Immunosuppression
- severe allergic reaction to vaccine component or following a prior dose
Varicella/Zoster Vaccine: Adverse Rxns
-local rxns (pain, erythema)
- rash- 3-4%
- may be maculopapular rather than vesicular
- avg 5 lesions
-systemic rxns: not common