childhood immunization

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• Immunization, 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 …   Medical dictionary

• childhood 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,… …   Universalium

• Immunization — 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… …   Wikipedia

• Immunization 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 …   Wikipedia

• Pneumococcal 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 …   Medical dictionary

• National 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 …   Wikipedia

• Integrated 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… …   Wikipedia

• Vaccine 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… …   Wikipedia

• Vaccine 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… …   Wikipedia

• DPT vaccine — For other uses, see DTP (disambiguation). DPT vaccine Combination of Diphtheria vaccine Vaccine Pertussis vaccine Vaccine Tetanus vaccine Vaccine Clinical data Pregnancy cat.  ? …   Wikipedia

• Orin Levine — Dr. Orin Levine is a recognized expert in the fields international public health, child survival, and pneumonia. He currently acts as the Executive Director of the International Vaccine Access Center (IVAC), the Co Chair of the Pneumococcal… …   Wikipedia