Immunization, Shield of Child Illness

Immunization, Shield of Child Illness - Prevention is the key to good health. In fact, prevention is better than cure. One of the best ways to protect children and families from the disease is by immunization.

Immunization basically aims to stimulate the immune response without causing disease. Some infectious diseases such as measles, tetanus, polio, or hepatitis can be prevented by immunization. Although not all of these life-threatening infectious diseases, some diseases can cause disability.

Techniques of the immunization is usually done with a weakened virus or bacteria that cause disease and awarded to a person by way of injected or swallowed. Once the germs enter the body, the body will be stimulated to fight the disease by forming antibodies. Furthermore, antibodies that will continue to exist in the body of people who have been immunized against the disease and then trying to attack.

Since its use is widespread in the 20th century, immunization has prevented millions of deaths in the world. Nevertheless, still many people who do not want to be immunized. One reason is concern about safety and side effects of vaccines.

According to Prof. dr IGN Gde Ranuh, SpA (K), concerns about vaccine safety that arise from incorrect information. "People are often more concerned about vaccine side effects, such as fever or stiff, rather than the disease. In fact, complications of the disease can cause disability and even death," he said in a media conference on the sidelines of the National Symposium on Immunization to-2 that held by the Indonesian Pediatric Association (IDAI) in Jakarta on Friday (19/11/2010).
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