Concetti Chiave
- Immunization is crucial for protecting children from deadly diseases like diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, polio, smallpox, measles, and tuberculosis.
- Various vaccines are administered, including the Triple vaccine (D.T.P), Polio vaccine, Quadruple vaccine, Smallpox vaccine, Measles vaccine, and B.C.G. vaccine.
- Immunization is typically conducted in infant welfare clinics, immunization centers, and hospitals.
- Children follow an immunization schedule starting at birth and continuing through 9 months, receiving specific vaccines at recommended intervals.
- The Expanded Programme on Immunization (E.P.I) aims to protect children aged 0-2 years from six major diseases.
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Importanza dell'immunizzazione infantile
Children if not adequately taken care of they are exposed to various types of deadly diseases and it is the responsibility of their parents to take them to the clinic centres, hospital or to a private doctor for monthly check up and most especially to receive his or her first process of disease prevention vaccines administration known as "immunization".
Immunization prevents children against disease. Children can be immunized against the following diseases: diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, polio, smallpox, measles and tuberculosis. Immunization is given to Children in infant welfare clinics. Immunization centres and hospitals.
Tipi di vaccini per bambini
Types of Immunization
1. Tripple vaccine (D.T.P): This is w mixture of three vaccines - the tetanus, whooping cough and diphtheria vaccines. It is given by injection for protection against the three diseases.
2. Polio vaccines: This is for protection against polio.
3. Quadruple vaccine: This contains four vaccines-diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough and polio vaccines. It protects the child from the four diseases.
4. Smallpox vaccine: This is given by injection to protect against smallpox.
5. Measles vaccine: This is given by injection to protect against measles.
6. B.C.G. vaccine: This protects against tuberculosis.
Programma di immunizzazione espanso
According to the immunization schedule, children are immunized following some steps:
• At birth - B.C.G
• At 2 months - first dose of D.T.P and first dose of polio vaccine.
• At 3 months - second dose of D.T.P and second dose of polio vaccine.
• At 4 months - Third dose of D.T.P and third dose of polio vaccine.
• At 9 months - Measles vaccine.
The Expanded Programme on Immunization (E.P.I) is a health programme designed to protect children of 0-2 years of age from six deadly diseases. These are tetanus, whooping cough, diphtheria, polio, measles and tuberculosis.
Domande da interrogazione
- Qual è l'importanza dell'immunizzazione infantile?
- Quali sono i tipi di vaccini disponibili per i bambini?
- Come funziona il Programma di immunizzazione espanso?
L'immunizzazione infantile è fondamentale per proteggere i bambini da malattie mortali come difterite, tetano, pertosse, polio, vaiolo, morbillo e tubercolosi. È responsabilità dei genitori assicurarsi che i loro figli ricevano le vaccinazioni necessarie presso cliniche, ospedali o medici privati.
I vaccini per bambini includono il vaccino triplo (D.T.P) per difterite, tetano e pertosse, il vaccino antipolio, il vaccino quadruplo che include anche il polio, il vaccino contro il vaiolo, il vaccino contro il morbillo e il vaccino B.C.G. contro la tubercolosi.
Il Programma di immunizzazione espanso (E.P.I) segue un calendario che prevede la somministrazione di vaccini ai bambini da 0 a 2 anni per proteggerli da sei malattie mortali: tetano, pertosse, difterite, polio, morbillo e tubercolosi.
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