What are the side effects of infant immunization?

Immunization or vaccine is a method that doctors use to create immunity to certain diseases by small amounts of dead or weakened microorganisms. Immunization of infants can help children avert a number of common diseases that may prove to be a very serious or even threatening life. Responses to infant immunization are rare and generally mild compared to diseases to which immunization prevents. Typical side effects include tenderness or irritation at the site of injection, fever or allergic reaction. This may include redness and swelling, usually lasting two to three days. Mild pain or tenderness is also a side effect that many parents have seen after their child has been immunized and can be soothed using oral acetaminophene or ibuprofen. Parents who believe that their child has excessive pain after immunization should contact pedidutrician on the other hand. Mild fever, over 102 degrees Fahrenheit (39 degrees trocius), can be treated with acetaminophene or IBUPRofen. A child with a fever should be administered cold fluids and parents should avoid the use of the abundance of blankets or clothing for their child.

Some infant immunization is living immunization, which means they use weakened or modified versions of living microorganism that cause a specific disease. These immunizations can lead to infants and children develop mild symptoms of the disease against which they are immunized. For example, one side effect against smallpox vaccine is the development of rash at the injection site.

Although serious allergic reactions are rare, this may happen in a small number of infants and children. It is an important pro -poder who warns his child's pediatrician to any allergy to food or medicines before any immunization. It is particularly important to draw attention to the pediatrician to any negative response to any infant immunization that occurred in the past.

Although some may be alarming, most of the side effects of infant immunization are relatively mild and can take care of it at home. However, other side effects may be quite serious. More serious side effects include red stripes around injection, breathing or swallowing problems and not responding. In these situations, emergency medical care is important. Fever that lasts more than three days or tips up to 104 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees Celcius) for two hours may increase the risk of seizures.