The Oklahoma Caring Van will be at
Bridgestone
March 22, 2016.
All
students entering 7th grade will have to have proof of a current
Tdap immunization.
What is Tdap
and what are the diseases that the Tdap vaccine prevents?
Tdap is a booster vaccine for older children, adolescents, and adults. It safely protects against 3 dangerous diseases: tetanus, diphtheria, and whooping cough (also called pertussis).
Tdap is a booster vaccine for older children, adolescents, and adults. It safely protects against 3 dangerous diseases: tetanus, diphtheria, and whooping cough (also called pertussis).
- Pertussis – also known as whooping
cough, is a contagious disease that causes violent coughing fits that make
it hard to breathe. It spreads easily when someone with the disease coughs
or sneezes. The symptoms can last for months. Whooping cough is
particularly dangerous for young babies.
- Tetanus – causes a severe, painful
tightening (spasms) of muscles, including of the jaw (‘lockjaw’), which
can limit swallowing and breathing.
- Diphtheria – is a throat infection that
can lead to breathing problems, paralysis, heart failure and death.
