http://www.pediatriconcall.com/fordoctor/DiseasesandCondition/immunization_vaccination/IMMUNIZATIONANDVACCINATION.asp Immunization is the process of artificially inducing immunity or providing protection from disease. Activeimmunization is the process of stimulating the body to produce antibody and other immuneresponses through administration of avaccine or toxoid. en-us 2012-02-18T16:21:53.0000000+05:30 http://www.pediatriconcall.com/rss_media/rss_Immunization-and-Vacci_rss.jpg http://www.pediatriconcall.com/fordoctor/DiseasesandCondition/immunization_vaccination/IMMUNIZATIONANDVACCINATION.asp Vaccination or immunization are terms used interchangeably. Both the terms mean process of giving vaccines or 'shots' to children or adults so that they develop immunity or resistance against that particular disease. http://www.pediatriconcall.com/fordoctor/DiseasesandCondition/immunization_vaccination/IMMUNIZATIONANDVACCINATION.asp 2012-02-18T00:00:00.0000000+05:30 BCG vaccine is a live bacterial vaccine given for protection against tuberculosis, mainly severe forms of childhood tuberculosis. It stands for Bacillus Calmette Gurrain, the strain of bovine tuberculosis used in the vaccine & attenuated by French scientists Calmette & Gurrain. http://www.pediatriconcall.com/fordoctor/DiseasesandCondition/immunization_vaccination/bcg_vaccine1.asp 2004-11-01T00:00:00.0000000+05:30 Live attenuated varicella vaccine was developed in Japan in the early 1970s as a means to prevent varicella primary infection with varicella-zoster virus (VZV) in healthy and immunocompromised individuals. http://www.pediatriconcall.com/fordoctor/DiseasesandCondition/immunization_vaccination/varicella_vaccine.asp 2012-02-18T00:00:00.0000000+05:30 DPT vaccine protects against diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus. Whooping cough or pertussis is a strictly respiratory human disease. It is one of the most common vaccine-preventable childhood disease. http://www.pediatriconcall.com/fordoctor/DiseasesandCondition/immunization_vaccination/Dpt.asp 2012-02-18T00:00:00.0000000+05:30 Frequently Asked Question on Vaccination and Immunization. http://www.pediatriconcall.com/fordoctor/DiseasesandCondition/immunization_vaccination/immunization_in_general.asp 2012-02-18T00:00:00.0000000+05:30 There are 2 types of Hepatitis A vaccines available. Killed inactivated vaccine and new freeze dried live attenuated vaccine. http://www.pediatriconcall.com/fordoctor/DiseasesandCondition/immunization_vaccination/hepatitisa.asp 2004-12-01T00:00:00.0000000+05:30 Hepatitis B vaccine consists of purified HBsAg particles producedthrough recombinant DNA technology in yeast.More recently, so-called third-generation hepatitis B vaccines. http://www.pediatriconcall.com/fordoctor/DiseasesandCondition/immunization_vaccination/HepatitisB.asp 2012-02-18T00:00:00.0000000+05:30 Hib vaccine is one of only two vaccines that are more effective at providing immunity than natural infection. The other is tetanus vaccine. http://www.pediatriconcall.com/fordoctor/DiseasesandCondition/immunization_vaccination/hib_vaccine.asp 2004-12-01T00:00:00.0000000+05:30 Human papillomas virus (HPV) is a causative agent of skin and genital warts, laryngeal papillomatosis and cervical cancer. More than 100 types of papillomaviruses have been recognized on the basis of DNA sequence analyses, over 40 of which infect the genital area. http://www.pediatriconcall.com/fordoctor/DiseasesandCondition/immunization_vaccination/hpv.asp 2012-02-18T00:00:00.0000000+05:30 Vaccine is defined as a suspension of live attenuated or inactivated microorganisms, or fractions of microorganisms which on administration induce immunity and prevent disease. http://www.pediatriconcall.com/fordoctor/DiseasesandCondition/immunization_vaccination/immunization.asp 2012-02-18T00:00:00.0000000+05:30 Two types of influenza vaccines are licensed for use. One is a vaccine that is inactivated with formalin, (trivalent inactivated vaccine or TIV). and second vaccine is a live, nasally administered vaccine (live attenuated influenza vaccine or LAIV). http://www.pediatriconcall.com/fordoctor/DiseasesandCondition/immunization_vaccination/Influenza_Vaccine.asp 2012-02-18T00:00:00.0000000+05:30 Measles vaccine is given for protection against measles, the typical exanthematous fever of childhood so well known to most of the people. http://www.pediatriconcall.com/fordoctor/DiseasesandCondition/immunization_vaccination/measles_vaccine.asp 2004-12-01T00:00:00.0000000+05:30 A meningococcal polysaccharide (MPS) vaccine, containing antigens of serogroups A, C, Y, and W135, (MPSV4) has been used since past 20 years. This vaccine protects against the serogroups that cause approximately two-thirds of meningococcal disease that occurs in people 18 to 23 years of age. http://www.pediatriconcall.com/fordoctor/DiseasesandCondition/immunization_vaccination/Meningococcal_Vaccine.asp 2012-02-18T00:00:00.0000000+05:30 MMR vaccine is given for protection against 3 common childhood viral diseases namely measles, mumps & rubella (German Measles). http://www.pediatriconcall.com/fordoctor/DiseasesandCondition/immunization_vaccination/mmr_vaccine1.asp 2004-12-01T00:00:00.0000000+05:30 There are 2 types of pneumococcal vaccines polysaccharide unconjugated pneumococcal vaccine and conjugated pneumococcal vaccine. Immunity following pneumococcal disease is directed primarily against the capsular serotype involved. http://www.pediatriconcall.com/fordoctor/DiseasesandCondition/immunization_vaccination/pneumococcal_vaccine.asp 2012-02-18T00:00:00.0000000+05:30 Polio (poliomyelitis) mainly affects children under five years of age. Polio virus invades the nervous system and can cause total paralysis in a matter of hours. Polio is mainly passed through person-to-person (i.e., fecal-oral) contact, and infects persons who do not have immunity against the disease. http://www.pediatriconcall.com/fordoctor/DiseasesandCondition/immunization_vaccination/polio_vaccine.asp 2011-05-15T00:00:00.0000000+05:30 Rubella vaccine is available either as single antigen vaccine or combined with measles and mumps (MMR). It contains live attenuated RA 27/3 strain of rubella virus, propagated in human diploid cells. http://www.pediatriconcall.com/fordoctor/DiseasesandCondition/immunization_vaccination/rubella_vaccine.asp 2007-05-04T00:00:00.0000000+05:30 Rotavirus is a wheel like icosahedral reoviridae double stranded RNA virus. It is subdivided into serogroup A-G and sub group 1 or 2. Group A rotavirus causes most of the human diseases . http://www.pediatriconcall.com/fordoctor/DiseasesandCondition/immunization_vaccination/rotavirus.asp 2012-02-18T00:00:00.0000000+05:30 Current typhoid vaccines are monovalent vaccines that protect against typhoid fever or enteric fever. http://www.pediatriconcall.com/fordoctor/DiseasesandCondition/immunization_vaccination/TyphoidVaccine_Types.asp 2007-05-03T00:00:00.0000000+05:30