Vaccination is the only way to prevent diseases for many children. Many vaccines have preventive effects. Mumps vaccine is one of them. What disease does mumps vaccine prevent? How old is the mumps vaccine when the child hits well? Let's get to know with Xiaobian.
What is the prevention of mumps vaccine
Mainly to prevent measles, mumps and some viral diseases, mainly for children's vaccines, adults can also be vaccinated.
1. The purpose of the triple vaccine is to prevent measles, rubella and mumps, which are all acute respiratory infectious diseases caused by the virus, which are transmitted through the respiratory tract through air droplets. Children and adolescents are the high incidence population of disease. Once the outbreak or epidemic occurs, it will not only affect their health, but also directly affect the normal teaching order of the school.
2, the incidence rate and mortality rate of measles are the highest, which is the most harmful to the health of children. Its clinical manifestations are fever, rash and cold like symptoms, such as runny nose, sneezing, etc., which are called 'catarrh' symptoms in medicine. Although the clinical symptoms of rubella and mumps are mild, they are not despised. Mumps is sometimes accompanied by serious complications. If some babies are not treated in time, they may become infertile when they grow up.
When is the mumps vaccine administered
Mainly as a child, vaccination can be carried out in childhood.
A small number of children will feel burning and tingling for a short time at the injection site after the injection of the mumps vaccine, and some children will have fever or rash 5-12 days after the injection, but it will disappear soon. Like most vaccines, leprosy mumps vaccine is also a relatively safe vaccine. A single injection can prevent measles, rubella and mumps, which are three respiratory infectious diseases. In a word, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. It is recommended to give it.
In the cinema, bus, entertainment place and children measles patients short-term contact, can also cause infection. If contact with the patient just used towels, toys, etc., there is also the possibility of measles in children. After taking care of children with measles, if you don't pay attention to disinfection and take care of other children, it will also cause infection.
1. Normal reaction after injection
There is generally no local reaction after injection. Within 6-11 days, a few people may have transient fever reaction, mild rash reaction or accompanied by swelling of lymph nodes behind the ear and occipital, generally no more than 2 days, and can subside by themselves.
2. Side effects of adult vaccination
Adults may have transient arthralgia 2-4 weeks after vaccination, generally without special treatment, if necessary, symptomatic treatment.
3. Side effects of vaccination for children under 1 year old
Children under the age of 1 are strictly prohibited from getting the vaccine. There may be fever, measles and even deafness.
How to prevent measles in children
1. Children with measles are the main source of infection of children with measles, so it is necessary to isolate children as soon as possible and reduce unnecessary visits.
2. During the epidemic period, children who are susceptible to measles are not allowed to go to public places, such as cinemas, buses, entertainment places, etc.
3. The indoor temperature should be suitable, not hot and cold. Keep the air fresh. The light should be soft and avoid strong light irritating the eyes.
4. Turn over the body and scrub the skin frequently, pay attention to clean the nose and mouth, if the eyes are too much, use normal saline or warm boiled water to gently scrub.
5. Provide children with enough drinking water, give them light and digestible food in the period of eruption, and add some nutritious food in time in the recovery period.