DTP vaccine: complications and possible consequences
About whether it is worthwhile to vaccinate yourself and your children,There is a lot of talk and arguments. And there is simply no clear answer to this question. Both supporters and opponents of vaccination have enough weighty arguments to keep the defense of their position. Therefore, the matter of choice for today is exclusively for the parents.
Probably all mothers know that this is one of theobligatory vaccinations, which are necessary for the kindergarten and the school. But what does this abbreviation mean? And from what, in fact, vaccinated baby? DTP is an adsorbed pertussis-diphtheria-tetanus vaccine. This vaccine is given intramuscularly - in the ass or leg of the child. Timing: the first - at three months, again at 4 and 5 months. Then follows the revaccination.
Complications
But why are parents so afraid of DTP? Complications after vaccination - this is the first and, perhaps, the most important reason. Most often, if complications occur, they do not go further than a small temperature and worry the baby. But even this is unpleasant. The child can badly sleep, be capricious during wakefulness, a little fever. It can also disturb the site of the injection - seals, redness, soreness - that's what can happen after vaccination. But what do the doctors say about this? If the consequences of vaccination are exactly this, it's absolutely not scary. On the contrary, it is in some ways even good, because every normal organism is simply obliged to react to the introduction of a foreign substance.
But there are situations when it is not so easyinoculation of DTP. Complications are quite severe. If the baby rises to a temperature of 40 degrees, do not waste time, you should immediately seek medical help. This is an atypical reaction of the body, for each such case, doctors are simply required to report to an ad hoc committee that monitors the quality of vaccines. In addition to the temperature, the child may have an anaphylactic shock - the pressure drops sharply, allergic reactions can be observed in different complexities. Also, such complications are possible after DTP vaccination, as a defeat of certain organs - kidneys, gastrointestinal tract, heart, disruption of the central nervous system. But it is worth noting that they happen very rarely. And they are caused more likely by unprofessional introduction of a vaccine, by wrong conditions of its storage, probably, connection of a various sort of an infection. It should also be noted that the baby will need to be revaccinated with DPT. Complications after these vaccinations almost do not occur.
According to the advice of doctors, vaccination costsprepare. Especially if it's a DTP vaccine, complications from which are not news. Parents must first know what kind of preparation the child will be vaccinated with. Today, there are many different vaccines with different compositions. It is not necessary to save, if you can afford to buy the desired vaccine, which will be vaccinated child. Here you can take into account the characteristics of the baby's body, as well as the composition of the medicinal product. Parents should first make sure that the vaccine was stored correctly, whether it will be introduced by a good specialist, etc. Only after all these manipulations can you not be afraid to do such an inoculation, as DPT. The risk of complications in the post-vaccination period in such a situation will be minimized.
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