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1000 Points In New Born Care – Part 10

1000 Points In New Born Care

1. This Injection should be given in the muscles. It should be given at an interval of 1 ½ to 2 months, thrice. A booster injection should be given at the age of 15 months to 18months. This injection will prevent the infection of the membranes of the brain by that particular bacteria alone. SO, after giving this injection nobody can claim that the baby will not suffer from brain infection. Besides, this bacteria there are many number of Viruses, Bacteria & fungus can cause brain fever and Infection.
2. Inspite of it, doctor’s advice to have this injection since it is the common bacteria responsible for the brain fever.
3. Brain fever meant in the media refers to a form of Infection of brain caused by a virus. Medically infection of the brain is called as ‘Encephalitis’ and the infection of the membranes around the brain is called as ‘ Meningitis’
4. News about the brain fever in newspaper usually means Japanese encephalitis which is caused by JapneseEncaphalitis Virus. This disease originated from a virus isolated at Japan, that is why it is called as Japanese Encephalitis virus. Then this Japanese Encephalitis spread all over the world. To prevent this disease Imported vaccines from Japan should be given.
5. Babies at the age of 15 months should be gives MMR Injection. This vaccine again protects three diseases namely, Measles, Mumps and Rubella.
6. This vaccine should be given beneath the skin. This injection is a must for female babies.
7. Besides these, Vaccine for chickenpox and vaccine for Hepatitis ‘A’ are also advised. Even though they are costly they help to prevent these two infections.
8. Hepatitis ‘A’ vaccine is to prevent the Jaundice due to Hepatitis ‘A’ virus. Hepatitis means the infection of the liver. It may be either by bacteria or virus.
9. Hepatitis ‘A’ vaccine should be given at an interval of 6 months twice. It has to be injected in the muscles.
10. Chickenpox vaccine also has to be given after 1 year of age. This injection is to be injected beneath the skin. One injection of chickenpox vaccine will give protection against this dreadful disease.