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Vaccination and Immunization

Vaccination and Immunization

Vaccination & Immunization are subtly different from each other. Vaccination is the process of  providing a person a vaccine to protect them from diseases. Immunization is the process of a person being protected from disease after vaccination.

Vaccines have provided significant protection to several diseases. At SmarTest Labs we provide vaccines for the most important diseases that can be avoided and are highly contagious.

Tdap

Tetanue

Tetanus enters the body through a cut or wound in the body and causes muscle stiffness, stiff jaw, breathing problems and heart failure.

Diphtheria

Diphtheria issues with breathing, heart failure and could lead to death and paralysis.

Pertussis (whooping cough)

Pertussis causes sever coughing causing a person having difficulty breathing, eating and doing daily functions. If left unattended it can cause brain damage or death.

Measles, Mumps & Rubella

CDC recommends that children should receive 2 doses of the vaccination at 12 and 15 months. This vaccine immunizes a person for life against the disease.

Dosages of the vaccine can reduce with time and a person should consult they provider for information on whether they require a booster.

Chicken Pox (Varicella)

This rash can cause serious consequences especially in children under 12 months, young  adults and pregnant women. This is a life protection vaccine and should not be omitted from a child’s vaccination protocol.

Hepatitis B

Hep B is a liver disease that can be lifelong or last a few weeks. Some symptoms are fever, vomiting, fatigue and a jaundiced look in the eye. Hep B vaccines should be administered in 2 doses 4 weeks apart.

The following are some of the vaccines SmarTest Labs provides and are highly recommended for all individuals:

  • Measles, Mumps & Rubella (MMR)
  • Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis (Tdap)
  • Chicken Pox (Varicella)
  • Hepatitis B (HepB)