What does the DTP vaccine prevent? This is what the DTP vaccine is all about.

Parents who have given birth to babies know that newborns need to be vaccinated with the DTP vaccine, but what diseases does this DTP vaccine prevent? Most parents are not very clear about this. The DTP vaccine is used to prevent pertussis, diphtheria and tetanus.

The DTP vaccine is a three-in-one vaccine for pertussis, diphtheria and tetanus. It is made of pertussis vaccine, refined diphtheria and tetanus toxoids in appropriate proportions. It is an effective measure to prevent pertussis, diphtheria and tetanus.

How to administer the DTP vaccine

1. Basic immunization. According to the current immunization program in my country, newborns should start receiving the first dose of diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus vaccine 3 months after birth, and receive 3 consecutive doses, with the shortest interval between each dose not less than 28 days.

2. To strengthen immunity, give one more shot of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine at the age of 1.5 to 2 years old, and one more shot of refined diphtheria vaccine or refined diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis combined vaccine at the age of 7 years old.

Adverse reactions to DTP vaccine

1. Neuritis: It usually occurs 5 to 7 days or about two weeks after vaccination, or even longer, and is manifested by numbness and pain in the limbs, weakened or disappeared tendon reflexes, and in severe cases, symptoms such as muscle atrophy and paralysis may occur. Facial nerve paralysis and crooked corners of the mouth often occur.

2. Encephalopathy: It usually occurs within 3 days after vaccination, with symptoms such as convulsions, spasms, convulsions, coma or abnormal howling, but most patients can recover. Very few patients may have permanent damage, such as limb muscle atrophy and paralysis, mental retardation or epileptic seizures.

3. Allergic encephalomyelitis: It usually occurs 1 to 4 weeks after vaccination, with an average of about 10 days. Symptoms include sudden onset of symptoms, soreness of the limbs, numbness of the hands and feet, and may be accompanied by fever, irritability, drowsiness, vomiting, convulsions, and later reflex changes, hemiplegia, and cranial nerve paralysis. If the spinal cord is damaged, limb paralysis will occur, and some may have symptoms of meningeal irritation such as coma. The disease progresses rapidly in most patients, and gradually improves after the acute phase, but some individuals may have sequelae.