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Immunisation is an important issue for parents, travellers and people who are at risk for some diseases.
The latest edition of the Australian Immunisation Handbook. 9th ed. [Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing] contains the current immunisation schedules.
Follow the links below to find information on immunisation and the diseases that people can be vaccinated against, such as chickenpox, diphtheria, whooping cough, meningococcal disease, hepatitis, haemophilus influenzae type B (HIB), measles, mumps and rubella, poliomyelitis and tetanus.
The Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing maintains the Health Emergency Preparedness and Response website, which has information about the Australian Government's response to communicable disease outbreaks and the spread of disease through bioterrorism attacks.
Updated May 2009
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Vaccines help reduce the risk of certain infectious diseases by introducing a modified version of the disease-causing organism to the person's immune system. Some vaccines offer lifelong immunity. In other cases, booster shots are needed. Vaccines and immunisation carry a small degree of risk, but this must be weighed against the risk of the disease.
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The Rhesus factor is a protein that is either present or absent on the surface of a person's red blood cells. Rhesus disease' can occur if there is Rhesus incompatibility between a mother and her unborn child. Another name for this condition is hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN). Rhesus disease is now uncommon in developed countries, due to routine anti-D' vaccination of the mother after the birth of her first child.
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Immunisation provides protection from some infections that can cause serious illnesses for pregnant women, their unborn babies and young children.
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Mar 2009
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Pneumonia
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Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs, caused by bacteria or viruses. Anyone can be affected, but young children are most susceptible. Pneumonia is often triggered by a cold or bout of flu. Treatment may include rest, medications including antibiotics and hospitalisation in severe cases. Immunisation is available against pneumococcal pneumonia.
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Jan 2009
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Immunisation
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Immunisation is surrounded by myths and misconceptions. Parents are concerned about vaccine safety and effectiveness. However, the risk of complications from childhood diseases such as measles is much higher than the risk of immunisation reactions. Researchers have not established any link between immunisation and autism, diabetes or sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
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Japanese encephalitis
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Human papilloma virus - HPV
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Vaccine preventable diseases
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Apr 2008
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