Tetanus
Diphtheria
80%
| % | |
|---|---|
| 80 % |
has infected around
10 million people worldwide!
Tuberculosis
- the 1st is administered at 18 months old
- the 2nd is administered at the start of Primary School
- the 3rd is administered in Primary 5 as an injection & bitter tasting liquid
DTaP & IPV has 3 vaccine boosters:
virus has existed since the
Bronze Age, that's >4000 years ago!
Hepatitis B
Asymptomatic but might lead to chronic cough, bloody mucus, fever, night sweats, & weight loss
Airborne, spread via respiratory fluids
Transmission
Symptoms
Transmission
Symptoms
Measles
Mumps
Rubella
Fever, cough, runny nose, inflamed eyes, white spots
in mouth, red rash on skin
Airborne,
spread via respiratory fluids
Swollen saliva-producing glands, temples & jaw, fever,
headache, & sorethroat
Swollen glands behind ears & neck, fever, loss of appetite,
irritability, possible rashes
Spread via respiratory fluids
Airborne,
spread via respiratory fluids, pregnant mother to child
was made freely available
for Secondary 1 female students since March 2019
7 HPV vaccine
DTaP, Polio, HepB, & Hib can be combined to form a combination vaccine known 6-in-1
Haemophilus influenzae type b disease
The bacteria spreads via respiratory fluids
May worsen to cause meningitis, pneumonia, and blood poisoning, among others.
= Bacillus Calmette-Guerin
Spread via sexual skin-to-skin contact
No symptoms until serious health problems like genitals warts & various cancers
Fever, headache, stiff neck, drowsiness or fatigue, breathing difficulties, loss of consciousness, convulsions, or seizures.
confers immunity against
It protects against disease.
Infected individuals might have flu-like symptoms, which can lead to paralysis, paraesthesia, meningitis, & death.
Polio virus spreads through
fluids or faeces.
Polio
6 BCG
= Inactivated polio vaccine
Symptoms include jaundice, light-coloured poop, fever, fatigue, stomach aches, but may not show up until 1-6 months after infection.
Hepatitis B is spread via bodily fluids.
4 HepB
3 IPV
- Severe coughing spasms that might lead to pneumonia, seizures, brain damage, & death
- Spread via respiratory fluids
Pertussis
makes us immune to bacteria that cause:
5 Hib
of people are estimated to contract HPV or
humanpapillovirus at some point in their lives.
- Breathing problems, paralysis, heart failure, & death
- Spread via respiratory fluids
- Releases a toxin that attacks the nervous system, causing muscle spasms and death if left untreated
- Bacteria enters the body through cuts & open sores
2 DTaP
1 MMR
protects us against viruses that cause the following diseases:
Learn about the recommended vaccinations under the
National Childhood Immunisation Programme (NCIP)
Know Your Vaccines
