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Diphtheria Immunization (Vaccine)


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Alternate Names : Immunization - Diphtheria, Vaccine - Diphtheria

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Risks

DTaP may cause mild side effects (slight fever, mild crankiness, tenderness of the injection site for a few days).

DTaP may rarely cause the following more serious complications:

fever, high (more than 105 degrees F) in 1 out of 16,000 children
non-stop crying for 3 hours or more in 1 out of 1,000 children
seizure in 1 out of 14,000 children

More severe problems occur extremely rarely. These include:

serious allergic reaction (less than 1 in 1,000,000 children)
long-term seizures/brain damage (so rare that the association with the vaccine is questionable)

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• Definition
• Vaccine information
• Immunization schedule
• Benefits
• Risks
• Delay or do not give (contraindications)
• Postimmunization symptoms and care
• Call the primary health care provider if
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Review Date : 7/29/2002
Reviewed By : Adam Ratner, M.D., Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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