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Chapter-06 Immunization, Immunity and Infectious Diseases

BOOK TITLE: Partha’s Fundamentals of Pediatrics

Author
1. Parthasarathy A
2. Ganguly Nupur
3. Kalra Ajay
4. Kundu Ritabrata
5. Choudhury Jaydeep
6. Shastri Digant D
7. Dharmapalan Dhanya
8. Agrawal Rohit
9. Patel Rajesh G
10. Poovazhagi V
11. Thacker Deep Naveen
12. Nisarga
13. Thacker N
14. Goyal V
15. Shekhar Rao M Indra
ISBN
9789350903612
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/11899_6
Edition
2/e
Publishing Year
2013
Pages
96
Author Affiliations
1. Madras Medical College, Chennai, Institute of Child Health and Hospital for Children, Egmore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India., AP Child Care, Chennai; The Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University; Madras Medical College, Institute of Child Health and Hospital for Children Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Madras Medical College, Institute of Child Health and Hospital for Children, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, The Tamil Nadu Dr MGR, Medical University; Madras Medical College; Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, AP Child Care, Chennai; The Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University; Madras Medical College, Chennai; Institute of Child Health and Hospital for Children, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, The Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai; Madras Medical College, Chennai; Institute of Child Health and Hospital for Children, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Senior Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, Madras Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, AP Child Care, Chennai; Institute of Child Health and Hospital for Children, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Madras Me
2. Associate Professor, Department of Pediatric Medicine, Institute of Child Health, Kolkata, West Bengal, Institute of Child Health, Calcutta, Institute of Child Health, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Institute of Child Health, Kolkata, Institute of Child Health, Dr Biresh Guha Street, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
3. SN Medical College, Agra; Rural Institute of Medical Sciences, Saifai, Uttar Pradesh, India
4. Institute of Child Health, Dr Biresh Guha Street, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Institute of Child Health, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Institute of Child Health, Kolkata, West Bengal, India; IAP Infectious Diseases Chapter 2012; West Bengal Academy of Pediatrics 2011, Institute of Child Health, Kolkata, West Bengal, India; IAP Infectious Diseases Chapter 2012, West Bengal Academy of Pediatrics 2011
5. Institute of Child Health, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Institute of Child Health, Kolkata, West Bengal, Institute of Child Health, Kolkata, West Bengal, India; IAP Infectious Diseases Chapter 2020; Indian Academy of Pediatrics 2019; ACVIP 2016-17, Institute of Child Health, Dr Biresh Guha Street, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
6. Killol Children Hospital, Surat, Gujarat, Killol Children Hospital and NICU, Surat, Gujarat, India, Killol Children Clinic and Vaccination Center, Surat, Gujarat, India; Indian Academy of Pediatrics 2019; IAP Infectious Diseases Chapter 2013, Killol Clinic and Vaccination Center, Surat, Gujarat, India, Killol Children Hospital, Surat, Gujarat, India; Indian Academy of Pediatrics, 2019, Killol Children Hospital, Surat, Gujarat, India; Indian Academy of Pediatrics; Standing Committee, International Pediatric, Association 2019-21; Asia Pacific Journal of Pediatrics and Child Health, Killol Children Hospital, Surat, Gujarat, India, Killol Children Hospital, NICU and Vaccination Center, Takshashila Apartment, Majuragate, Surat, Gujarat, India, Killol Children Hospital, NICU and Vaccination Center, Surat, Gujarat, Killol Children Hospital, NICU and Vaccination Center, Surat, Gujarat, India, Killol Children Hospital NICU and Vaccination Center, Surat, Gujarat, India
7. Dr Yewale’s Multispecialty Hospital for Children, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, Dr. Yewale’s Multispecialty Hospital for Children, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Dr Yewale’s Multispeciality Hospital for Children, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Dr Yewale’s Multispeciality Hospital for Children, Vashi, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Dr Yewale’s Multispecialty Hospital for Children, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Dr Yewale Multispecialty Hospital for Children, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Yewale Multispecialty Hospital for Children, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
8. Chandrajyoti Children Hospital, Rainbow Pediatric Multispecialty Clinic, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Chandra Jyoti Children Hospital and Rainbow Multispecialty Pediatric Clinic, Mumbai, India; Kohinoor Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Chandrajyoti Pediatric Hospital and Rainbow Pediatric Multi-specialty Clinic, Mumbai; Kohinoor Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Chandrajyoti Children Hospital, Mumbai; Kohinoor Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Chandrajyothi Hospital; Kohinoor Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Chandrajyoti Childrens Hospital; Kohinoor Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Kohinoor Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Indian Academy of Pediatrics (2012), Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Indian Academy of Pediatrics 2012; Kohinoor Hospital and Chandra-Jyoti Children Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, Chandrajyoti Children Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India; Kohinoor Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Chandrajyoti Children’s Hospital, Mumbai; Kohinoor Ho
9. City Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
10. Chengalpattu Medical College Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, Madras Medical College, Chennai, Institute of Child Health and Hospital for Children, Egmore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Institute of Child Health and Hospital for Children, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
11. Child Health Foundation, Gandhidham, Gujarat, India, Sahyadri Ramkrishna Super Speciality Hospital, Gandhidham, Kutch, Gujarat, India
12. Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences, BG Nagar, Belluru, Mandya, Karnataka, India
13. Deep Children Hospital, Kutch, Gujarat, India
14. Vinayak Hospital, Gandhidham, Gujarat, India, drgoyalvikas@yahoo.co.in
15. Osmania Medical College, Medical Superintendent Institute of Child Health and Nilofour Hospital Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Chapter keywords
Immunization, immunity, infectious disease, childhood tuberculosis, poliomyelitis, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, haemophilus influenzae disease, cholera, leprosy, measles, rubella, rickettsial infection, typhoid

Abstract

This chapter gives the brief description on immunization, immunity, and infectious diseases. Vaccination is a process of inoculating the vaccine or antigen into the body. The vaccinee may or may not seroconvert to vaccine, whereas the process of inducing immune response, which can be humoral or cell-mediated in the vaccinee, is called immunization. This chapter is divided into 24 sections, which include the principles and practice of immunization, immunization schedules, vaccines for routine immunization in the national immunization program and other vaccines, the cold chain, disease surveillance, childhood tuberculosis, poliomyelitis, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, haemophilus influenzae disease, cholera, leprosy, measles, mumps, rubella, rickettsial infections, chickenpox (varicella), typhoid fever, malaria, dengue, rabies, and pediatric human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome along with their etiology, epidemiology, clinical manifestations, investigations, treatment and management.

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