MMR vaccine

1. The MMR vaccine is measles , mumps and rubella vaccine

2. a mixture of live attenuated viruses,

3. Administered via injection for immunization against measles, mumps and

rubella.

4. It is generally administered to children around the age of one year, with a

booster dose before starting school (i.e. age 4/5).

What is different Vaccination, Match the disease with type of vaccination?

1. Tetanus= anti tetanus toxins ,

2. Measles= MMR vaccine ,(measles mumps , rubella )
3. influenza JAB…etc with inactivated organisms, toxins,
4. Hepatitis A
5. Hepatitis B
6. No vaccine for Hepatitis C
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What is Vaccination for International travelers?

1. malaria chemoprophylaxis,
2. poliomyelitis
3. tuberculosis
4. Yellow fever immunization is recommended for travel to the endemic
zones of Africa and South America, meningococcal meningitis, Protection
against hepatitis A is recommended for travelers to high-risk areas
outside Northern and Western Europe, North America, Japan, Australia
and New Zealand
5. Hepatitis B vaccine (see Hepatitis B Vaccine) is recommended for those
travelling to areas of high or intermediate prevalence who intend to seek
employment as healthcare workers
6. Prophylactic immunization against rabies (see Rabies Vaccine) is
recommended for travelers to enzootic areas
7. Travelers who have not had a tetanus booster in the last 10 years and are
visiting areas where medical attention may not be accessible should
receive a booster dose of
8. Typhoid vaccine is indicated for travelers to those countries where
typhoid is endemic but the vaccine is no substitute for personal
precautions

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Hepatitis B vaccination?

Injection, of inactivated hepatitis A virus 720 ELISA units and recombinant

(DNA) hepatitis B surface antigen 20 micrograms/mL adsorbed onto aluminium
hydroxide and aluminium phosphate,

Dose

1. By intramuscular injection
2. Primary course of 3 doses of 1 mL,
3. The second 1 month and
4. The third 6 months after the first dose;
5. CHILD 1–15 years by intramuscular injection, 3 doses of 0.5 mL
6. Accelerated schedule (e.g. for travelers departing within 1 month), ADULT,
second dose 7 days after first dose, third dose after further 14 days and a
fourth dose after 12 months

Q: Which of those vaccines you would give in the first year? (Multiple choisses
BCG, MMR, DPT)

BCG= 0–12 months (all neonates and infants)

MMR = First dose at aged 12–15 months

Second dose is given before starting school at 3–5 years (eliminates
measles, mumps, and rubella)

DPT = Dose. CHILD 3–10 years

(Against Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis by intramuscular injection)

Vaccination for female Dentists?

Rubella vaccine Measles, Mumps and rubella (MMR) for women of child-bearing
age susceptible to rubella Single dose

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Women of child-bearing age should be tested for rubella antibodies and sero-
negative women offered rubella immunization (using the MMR vaccine)—
exclude pregnancy before immunization