TDAP
This vaccine protects teens from three different diseases. Their common names are lockjaw, whooping cough and diphtheria.
- Lockjaw (tetanus) – Bacteria causes the tightening of the muscles that can lead to the jaw locking so the person cannot swallow or open their mouth.
- Whooping cough (pertussis) – Bacteria causes severe coughing, vomiting and inability to sleep that can lead to weight loss, passing out, pneumonia and hospitalization.
- Diphtheria – Bacteria causes a thick covering in the back of the throat that can lead to breathing problems, being paralyzed, heart failure and even death.
Information obtained from the Center for Disease Control
For additional information go here - then click on the disease name.
SYMPTOMS:
Lockjaw – tightening of the muscles, difficulty swallowing
Whooping cough – a bad cough with person gasping for air between coughs
Diphtheria – coughing, vomiting, sleeplessness
WHAT TO DO:
If symptoms appear, contact your health care provider IMMEDIATELY.
Before symptoms occur, get your shots!
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Vaccine Information
Tetanus
Pertussis
Diphtheria
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DID YOU KNOW?
Did you know that the Iditarod Trial Sled Dog race in Alaska was created to celebrate the sled dogs that saved children from dying from diphtheria by delivering serum to an isolated town in Alaska? Click here for the story. |
Four Facts About TDAP
- Tetanus is a different language - French
n. - tétanos Information obtained from "tetanus." Translation Dictionary. WizCom Technologies Ltd., 2007. Answers.com 18 Jan. 2008.
- Pertussis has been increasing in recent years
- “Tetanus toxoid [vaccine] became commercially available in 1938, but was not widely used until the military began routine vaccination in 1941. Routine administration of tetanus toxoid [vaccine] was recommended by the AAP [American Academy of Pediatrics] in 1944. Most World War II military personnel received at least one dose of tetanus toxoid [vaccine], but civilian use, particularly for adults, did not increase until after the war.” Source
- Many people think pertussis is a childhood disease but 60% of cases in 2005 were people over the age of 10! www.Pertussis.com
ADDITIONAL WEB SITES:
Q & A: http://www.chop.edu/vaccine/images/vec_tdap.pdf -
more for parents.
www.Pertussis.com |
