Angela Carpenter
Why is there a Need to Vaccinate Infants and Travellers?
Vaccinations are given in infancy and to travellers against various diseases that can kill but are preventable due to the modernisation of medicine. I have put together a brief over view of the need to administer such vaccines.
The disease’s that are vaccinated against in infancy are: diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, polio, hib, measles, mumps, rubella and tuberculosis. Diphtheria is a serious disease that begins with a sore throat and can quickly cause breathing problems. It can damage the heart and nervous system and, in severe cases, it can kill. Tetanus is a painful disease that affects the muscles and can also cause breathing problems; it can also affect the nervous system and kill. Whooping cough is a disease that can cause long bouts of coughing and choking which can make it hard to breathe. It can last for up to ten weeks, it can be very dangerous to babies and can kill. Polio is a virus that attacks the nervous system and can permanently paralyse the muscles. If is affects the chest muscles or the brain, it too, can kill. Measles, mumps and rubella are all very infectious diseases; they are not serious in themselves but can lead to very serious complications.
