Test your knowledge of vaccines against a variety of diseases
that can affect your child. This quiz is based on information from the CDC.
through the placenta to protect against certain diseases. About how long does this
natural immunity last after birth?
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need to begin before natural immunity wears off and to protect a baby from all vaccine-preventable illnesses.
especially important for babies who spend time in daycare centers or if the mother is hepatitis B positive, in which case the newborn is given both hepatitis B immune globulin and hepatitis B vaccine.
meningitis strikes babies more often than any other age group. Which vaccine
will help prevent one previously common type of meningitis?
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type of reaction commonly occurs after the diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis (DTaP) vaccine?
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should a baby not be given a DTaP vaccine?
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mild illness, such as a cold with or without fever, shouldn't prevent
immunization.
combined DTP vaccine used in the past, which of the 3 vaccine components reportedly caused severe reactions?
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the pertussis vaccine is acellular. This means the entire bacteria cell is not present. The vaccine is denoted as DTaP, a
much safer form with minimal side effects.
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Author: Skurchak, Gina
Online Medical Reviewer: Marcellin, Lindsey, MD, MPH
Online Medical Reviewer: Ziegler, Olivia Walton, MS, PA-C
Date Last Reviewed: 04/01/2023
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