TYPES OF PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES Vaccination against a pneumococcal bacterial infection helps prevent you or your child from becoming sick from pneumococcal diseases. It also aids in preventing these diseases from spreading within your community. So, today we are going to discuss about each and every type of pneumonia vaccine available in India. Vaccination can’t …
Is this the right time for me to take my child for routine vaccination, given the COVID-19 pandemic?¹ In the current COVID-19 pandemic, you must make sure that you do not step out of your homes for non-essential activities – but do keep in mind that vaccination is important. The Advisory Committee on Vaccines …
WHAT IS PNEUMONIA? Pneumonia is an infection & inflammation of the lungs. S. Pneumonia is leading cause of bacterial pneumonia in patients beyond first few weeks of life. Symptoms of pneumococcal pneumonia may include: cough, fatigue/malaise, fever, chest pain, chills, sweats and shortness of breath. PNEUMONIA IN CHILDREN- INDIAN CONTEXT Pneumonia is cause of …
Myth 1 : Flu is just a bad cold! Flu is confused with common cold, but t is not a mere cold that has gone bad. To begin with, flu is caused by different virus. The symptoms are also quite different which are uncommon with cold like high grade fever, cough, headache, body pain, weakness …
Toilet Training A very important question for most parents is when to begin potty training a child. You may have already been told by your elders that a child should be potty trained in the first year itself. The sad reality is; however, that before about 2 years of age it is not the …
