Vaccine-preventable Meningococcal meningitis disease
3/13/2020 1:37:26 PM
Dr. First Degree Specialist. Lai Thi Bich Thuy - CarePlus Pediatric Specialist recently posted pictures of her family taking ACWY's meningococcal encephalitis vaccine at CarePlus with a call action for a child, even parents and caregivers should get vaccines to protect the health. Some useful information regarding ACWY meningococcal disease from Dr. Lai Thi Bich Thuy:
MOMENTAL DISEASE - dangerous disease but have preventive medicine
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Meningococcal disease is septicemia, often causing severe complications of meningitis
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It is a dangerous disease spread through the respiratory tract
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The ultimate form can quickly die within 24 hours
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The reservoir of meningococcal bacteria in nature is human. The main source of transmission is patients and carriers
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In the past outbreaks, there may be more than 25% of infected people do not show obvious manifestations and up to 50% of healthy people carry meningococcal bacteria.
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If a person is infected, the contacts must take preventive medicine
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The disease is very dangerous, but there are vaccines to prevent
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If your baby has had AC meningococcal injection 3 years ago, parents need to give their baby a reminder injection with only 1 shot.
😍😍 LET’S GO TO GET INJECTION OF THE ACWY CRANE
- Children from 9 months to under 2 years old: 2 doses at least 3 months apart
- From 2 to 55 years: 1 single-dose - only repeated in some special cases.
Reference source: Meningitis meningococcus - Department of Preventive Medicine (Meningitis meningococcus)