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Immunisation is an important issue for most parents. Medicare Australia maintains the Australian childhood Immunisation Register to help keep track of immunisations in the first
six years of your child's life. Follow the links below to find a wide range of information about immunising babies.
Reviewed July 2008
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Haemophilus influenza type B
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Before the introduction of Hib immunisation in 1993, the bacterial infection Haemophilus influenza type B was one of the most common causes of meningitis in young children (generally under the age of 2 years), and it was also the cause of epiglottitis which causes breathing problems.
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Sep 2008
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Pregnancy - immunisations
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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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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Jun 2008
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Newborn health: in a nutshell
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Raising Children Network (RCN)
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This in-a-nutshell guide to health looks at checkups, immunisation and common signs of illness in newborns.
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May 2008
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Whooping cough (pertussis)
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Whooping cough is an infection of the nose and throat and lungs which causes long bursts of coughing.
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Apr 2008
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Media release. New PBS listings for January 2008
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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People with pleural mesothelioma, eye conditions, those who want to stop smoking and infants with chest infections will benefit from changes to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) that commence on 1 January.
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Jan 2008
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Blood groups - Rhesus factor
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Better Health Channel
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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. 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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Dec 2007
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Vaccines for women to prevent neonatal tetanus
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Vaccinating childbearing women against tetanus rather than influenza or cholera appears to decrease incidence of tetanus in newborn babies but possible adverse effects not assessed....
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Jul 2007
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Whooping cough
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Better Health Channel
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Whooping cough (pertussis) is a serious, contagious respiratory infection caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis. It is particularly serious in young children. One in every 200 babies who contract the infection will die. Whooping cough can be prevented by immunisation.
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Jun 2007
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Media release. Pneumococcal vaccination program
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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A report released today has shown pneumococcal disease in Australian children aged under two years has dropped significantly due to the Childhood Pneumococcal Vaccination Program.
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Apr 2007
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Measles mumps rubella
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Better Health Channel
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Measles, mumps and rubella are highly contagious viral diseases. Its important for children and adults to be immunised against these diseases because they can lead to serious illness and even death. Complications associated with measles, mumps and rubella infection are usually more serious than the side effects of the vaccine.
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Feb 2007
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Conjugate vaccines for preventing meningococcal C meningitis and septicaemia
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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This limitation can be overcome by linking C polysaccharide to carrier proteins ('conjugating'), to create meningococcal serogroup C conjugate (MCC) vaccines. This review looks at MCC vaccines to protect young children against Serogroup C disease. Trial...
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May 2006
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Meningococcal infections
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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Meningococcal infections are caused by a number of different strains of the bacteria Neisseria meningitidis.
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Mar 2006
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Pneumococcal disease: what you need to know
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myDr
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Pneumococcal disease refers to illness caused by infection with the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae (sometimes shortened to Strep. pneumoniae).
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Jan 2005
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National Childhood Pneumococcal Vaccination Program
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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This Program, which commenced on 1 January 2005, provides free pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (Prevenar) for all children born on or after 1 January 2005 at 2, 4 and 6 months of age.
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Jan 2005
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