Why is there a Need to Vaccinate Infants and Travellers?
Vaccinations are given in infancy and to travellers against various diseases that can kill but are preventable due to the modernisation of medicine. I have put together a brief over view of the need to administer such vaccines. The disease’s that are vaccinated against in infancy are: diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, polio, hib, measles, mumps, rubella and tuberculosis. Diphtheria is a serious disease that begins with a sore throat and can quickly cause breathing problems. It can damage the heart and nervous system and, in severe cases, it can kill. Tetanus is a painful disease that affects the muscles and can also cause breathing problems; it can also affect the nervous system and kill. Whooping cough is a disease that can cause long bouts of coughing and choking which can make it hard to breathe.
