Morbidity-Mortality
The number of individuals who have died over a specific period of time.
Mortality
The most important way to prevent the spread of infection.
Hand washing
The most common site used for vaccination in children under 2 years of age.
Vastus lateralis
The safest place for children under 12 years of age to ride in the car.
Back seat
The goal of immunizing health children so pathogens do not have hosts to reproduce and survive which indirectly protects unimmunized infants.
Herd immunity
Morbidity
They type of immunity obtained when immunoglobulins are transferred from one person to another.
Passive immunity
oral vaccination given to prevent severe diarrhea in young children.
Rotavirus
Proper storage of medications and other potentially dangerous substances can prevent this from occurring.
Poisoning
This is the term used to describe "foreign" material in the body
Antigen
The leading cause of death in children aged 1-14 years.
Unintentional Injury
This is a fluid filled papule.
Vesicle
Combination vaccination given to prevent several illnesses, one of which is whooping cough.
DTaP
Close supervision, teaching children how to swim, and wearing a life jacket are important to reduce deaths from...
Drowning
Their number is 1-800-222-1222
The leading cause of death in children less than 12 months.
Congenital anomalies
Type of immunity obtained when one person's own immune system generates an immune response.
Active immunity
These are produced when the body has an immune response.
Antibodies
Risk factors for this are: depression mental health changes and substance abuse.
Suicide
Cervarix is a vaccination that protects against genital warts an cervical cancer due to this virus.
HPV (Human Papilloma Virus)
Report created by the Surgeon General that reviews morbidity and mortality data to assess whether the nation is meeting certain objectives.
Healthy People 2030
During this time, the person is capable of transmitting illness to someone else.
Period of communicability
The only true contraindication to receiving vaccinations.
Anaphylactic or systemic allergic reaction
Avoid feeding popcorn, nuts, grapes and hot dog pieces to infants in order to avoid...
Choking
The acronym for putting babies to sleep safely.
ABC
A - Alone - the infants should sleep alone
B - Back - the infant should be placed on their back
C - Crib - the infant should sleep in a crib