childhood immunization
1Immunization, pneumococcal — Vaccination to help prevent infection by Streptococcus pneumoniae, also known as the pneumococcus bacterium. This bacterium causes one of the most common and severe forms of pneumonia. To prevent this form of pneumonia, a vaccine has been offered …
2childhood disease and disorder — Introduction any illness, impairment, or abnormal condition that affects primarily infants and children i.e., those in the age span that begins with the fetus and extends through adolescence. Childhood is a period typified by change,… …
3Immunization — For|financial immunization|Immunization (finance)Immunization, or immunisation, is the process by which an individual s immune system becomes fortified against an agent (known as the immunogen).When an immune system is exposed to molecules that… …
4Immunization Alliance — The Immunization Alliance is an American vaccine advocacy consortium, assembled under auspices of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in May 2008. The Immunization Alliance has called for a governmental information campaign, ongoing research …
5Pneumococcal immunization — Vaccination to help prevent infection by Streptococcus pneumoniae, also known as the pneumococcus bacterium. This bacterium causes one of the most common and severe forms of pneumonia. To prevent this form of pneumonia, a vaccine has been offered …
6National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act — The National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act (NCVIA) of 1986 (42 U.S.C. §§ 300aa 1 to 300aa 34) was enacted in the United States to reduce the potential financial liability of vaccine makers due to vaccine injury claims. The legislation was aimed at …
7Integrated Management of Childhood Illness — of IMCI is a systematic approach to children s health which focuses on the whole child. [http://www.who.int/child adolescent health/integr.htm] This means not only focusing on curative care but also on prevention of disease. The approach was… …
8Vaccine controversies — James Gillray, The Cow Pock or the Wonderful Effects of the New Inoculation! (1802) A vaccine controversy is a dispute over the morality, ethics, effectiveness, or safety of vaccinations. Medical and scientific evidence surrounding vaccinations… …
9Vaccine controversy — A vaccine controversy is a dispute over the morality, ethics, effectiveness, or safety of vaccination. Medical opinion is that the benefits of preventing suffering and death from infectious diseases greatly outweigh the risks of adverse effects… …
10DPT vaccine — For other uses, see DTP (disambiguation). DPT vaccine Combination of Diphtheria vaccine Vaccine Pertussis vaccine Vaccine Tetanus vaccine Vaccine Clinical data Pregnancy cat.  ? …
