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Tetanus and diphtheria according to recent Survey estimates 11 percent of adults under 40 and More than half of those Over 60 Era not protected against tetanus. This alien fatal it Ness commonly1 known As lockjaw can occur when a deep wound becomes infected. As Lor diphtheria which can cause latal inflammation of the nerves and lining of the heart nearly two thirds of adults Lack protective antibodies. Children Are protected through the series of Dpt shots diphtheria pertussis and tetanus but everyone should receive a tetanus diphtheria Booster shot every 10 years throughout life. Consider scheduling it at the time of your mid decade birthdays �5,35,45 and so on. Ii you never received the primary Dpt series you should but without the pertussis vaccine which can cause serious complications in adults. Booster shots taken too often can result in unwanted complications. Measles having failed to eradicate this disease by 1982. American health officials set 1990 As the new goal. The problem was not with Young children but with Young adults some were never vaccinated and others received a vaccine thai As scientists eventually Learned did not Confer lifelong immunity. About 5 percent of Young adults remain susceptible to measles. People bom before 1957 probably had measles As children and Are now immune but those born alter 1956 should be protected by the live measles vaccine.  should be considered for those who received the live vaccine before they were 1 year old and those who were immunized with the killed measles vaccine which was used from 1963 to 1967. Giving measles vaccine to someone who is already immune is not hazardous the vaccine should not be Given to people allergic to eggs or to the Antibiotic Neo Mydon to pregnant women or to people Ullh impaired immune responses. Rubella this vaccine is recommended primarily to protect a woman s unborn child since again women infected by the rubella virus during pregnancy risk bearing children with severe birth defects. Health officials have determined that Universal immunization is he Only sure Way to guarantee their safely. The vaccine sometimes causes temporary arthritic symptoms Low Grade lever and sore Throat in adults. Ii should not be Given to people allergic to the Antibiotic neomycin. Mumps for adults not already immunized through natural infection vaccine is recommended. Adult men Are especially at risk when it comes to mumps since the disease can inflame the testes and cause sterility. Adults susceptible to measles rubella and mumps can gel a three part vaccine that is administered in one dose. Pneumonia a vaccine is now available that protects against the 23 types of the bacterium streptococcus pneumonia which together account for 90 percent of the cases of bacterial pneumonia a major Kilter among older americana. Pneumonia is a direct cause of More than 50,000 deaths a year and a contributing Factor in 200.000 other deaths in is country. Yet Only 10 to 15 percent of those who should be immunized have received the vaccine. It is 60 to 75 percent effective in granting Long term immunity. Doctors recommend that All healthy adults so and older receive it. The pneumonia vaccine is also recommended for patients with ailments that put them at risk such As chronic heart or lung disease impaired immune responses severe anaemia diabetes and kidney disease. Only one dose is needed to avoid severe Side effects re vaccination is not recommended even for those who had an earlier version of the vaccine. Hepatitis b this sometimes fatal viral infection can result in severe chronic Livor disease. Transmitted primarily through blood to blood Contact it afflicts some 100,000 americans each year and causes nearly 5,000 deaths. Immunization with the costly new hepatitis 8 vaccine is recommended for High risk groups such As male homosexuals intravenous drug users patients on kidney dialysis Haemophiliacs who require dotting Factor health professionals who have frequent exposure to blood or blood products undertakers residents and staff workers Al institutions Lor the mentally retarded and the household and sexual contacts of people known to carry the Hep Alilis virus. The vaccine is administered in three doses at a local Cost of about $100. Despite Lears to the contrary it does not cause aids and can be Given Sally to pregnant women. Others routine polio vaccination is not recommended Lor adults unless they Are travelling to developing countries particularly in Africa and Asia where polio is still prevalent. In that Case hey should be sure they have been immunized. Oral polio vaccine is Given in three doses and inactivated polio vaccine in four doses. Travellers already immunized would be Wise to have a blaster dose of Oral vaccine prior to departure. Depending upon where they Are going travellers May also need Protection against typhoid yellow fever cholera and infectious hepatitis Check with local Public health authorities or get in touch with the centers for disease control in Atlanta for current recommendations. Rabies vaccine is recommended for people in High risk occupations such As veterinarians animal handlers and Lipold workers exposed to potentially Rabid wildlife. All household dogs and cats should have rabies shots. Time for flu shots immunizations for Elvee flu viruses Chile a. Mississippi a and Ann Arbor b. Are being Given members of the . Farces overseas this year and new recruits Are being vaccinated against a flu Strain called Taiwan a. The different strains of flu Are named after the areas where they were first identified explains col. Michael Henenson chief of Preven Latiffe Medicine for 7th medical command. Both the army and air Force thu immunization programs Are now in effect. The vaccinations Are mandatory and without charge Lor members of the military. Civilians will pay to and be Given them Only if they Are in a group listed As High risk by the . Public health service. High risk includes adults and children who have serious chronic diseases such As renal dysfunction asthma Etc. And people Over 65 years. Those running a fever or with certain allergies plus women in their first Iri semester of pregnancy should not Lake flu shots when there Are questions local military medical doctors can advise who should avoid the shots. 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