Children's Health: Immunization

  • Vaccine Information Statements

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    02/27/09, Healthwise

    Vaccines help prevent people from getting sick. There are many kinds of vaccines. Each vaccine is made up of parts of weakened or killed bacteria or viruses of a specific disease. After you have a vaccine, your body's immune system ma

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  • Mumps - Home Treatment

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    04/10/07, Healthwise

    Children with mumps should not go to school, day care, or public places until 5 days after the salivary glands first start to swell.5

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  • Chickenpox (Varicella) - Prevention

    Article
    05/21/08, Healthwise

    Chickenpox (varicella) is a common contagious illness caused by a type of herpes virus. You can prevent chickenpox by getting the chickenpox (varicella-zoster) vaccine(What is a PDF document?) . The vaccine is recommended for:

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