Vaccine types Flashcards
DTaP vaccine
- formula
- schedule
- efficacy
- duration
- Formalin-inactivated diphtheria toxin
- Five primary doses plus booster every ten years
- Approximately 98%
- Apprximately 10 years
Adverse affects of DTaP vaccine?
3
- local reactions
- Systemic symptoms not common
- can try the DT if reaction to the DTaP
Contraindications for DTaP?
- already had a severe reaction/adverse effcet to DTap
Booster doses for DTaP?
11 or 12 if 5 years since last DTaP and Tdap every ten years
Pregnant women who have not recieved the primary tetanus vaccination series should start the series when?
During pregnancy after 20 weeks using Tdap.
Efficacy of HbOC?
95%
Minimum age to give HiB?
6 weeks
Contraindications for HiB?
2
- Children less than 6 weeks
2. Past severe reaction
How many shots for HiB?
3 primary shots and 1 booster at 15-18 months
Incubation period of measles?
10-12 days
Seconday infections/illness for measles
5
otitis media Pneumonia encephalitis Laryngotracheobronchitis (croup) Death
What does mumps cause?
5
- fever,
- headache,
- muscle pain,
- loss of appetite, and
- swollen glands (parotitis).
Complications with Mumps?
4
- deafness,
- meningitis,
- painful swelling of the testicles or ovaries (orchitis), and 4. rarely sterility.
What does Rubella cause?
3
- rash
- arthritis (mostly in females)
- mild fever
What does congenital rubella syndrome cause?
8
CAN AFFECT ALL ORGAN SYSTEMS Deafness Cataracts Heart defects Microcephaly Mental retardation Bone deformities Liver and spleen damage Death
How is MMR given?
SubQ
Dosing schedule for MMR?
12-18 months
4-6 years
Complications of Herpes zoster?
3
- PHN (postherpatic neuralgia)
- chronic pain that is hard to treat! - Ophthalmis Zoster= blindness
- Involvement of CNS, lungs, liver and pancreas.
What are symptoms of congenital varicella syndrome?
3
- low birth weight
- atrophy of extremity with skin scarring
- neurologic abnormalities
(small risk)
What are the varicella containing vaccines?
3
- Varivax- just chicken pox (primary)
- Zostavax -shingles (secondary)
- MMRV(ProQuad)- good for babies
Dosing schedule for Varivax?
1st shot at 12-15 mos
2nd shot 4-6 yrs
Who is the Proquad vacciine approved for?
12 mon to 13 years of age
Dosing schedule of ProQuad vax?
1st at 12 to 15 months
2nd at 4-6 years of age
Incubation period for Hep A?
30 days (range from 15 to 49)
What kind of vaccine is Hep A?
Inactivated whole cell vaccine
Who is the Hep A vaccine approved for?
12 mo to 18 years of age