Tetanus
Tetanus is an acute and highly lethal disease caused by the bacterium Clostridium tetani. The bacteria can infect wounds and produce protein (toxin) that affects the nervous system which can lead to muscle cramps (spasms), and inability to breath.
Tetanus is an acute and highly lethal disease caused by the bacterium Clostridium tetani. The bacteria can infect wounds and produce protein (toxin) that affects the nervous system which can lead to muscle cramps (spasms), and inability to breath.
Whooping cough (Pertusis)
Whooping cough starts like a cold and then a cough develops. Coughing bouts might end with a ‘whoop’ sound when children breathe in.
See your doctor as soon as possible if your child has whooping cough symptoms. The doctor might prescribe antibiotics to stop the infection spreading. Help to prevent whooping cough by getting your child immunised. Immunisation for pregnant women is also recommended.
Whooping cough starts like a cold and then a cough develops. Coughing bouts might end with a ‘whoop’ sound when children breathe in.
See your doctor as soon as possible if your child has whooping cough symptoms. The doctor might prescribe antibiotics to stop the infection spreading. Help to prevent whooping cough by getting your child immunised. Immunisation for pregnant women is also recommended.
Possible side effects after the administration of the pentavalent vaccine
Your child has received a combined pentavalent vaccine given to protect him from: diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, polio and a disease caused by the bacterium Hemophilus influenzae type b.
Your child has received a combined pentavalent vaccine given to protect him from: diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, polio and a disease caused by the bacterium Hemophilus influenzae type b.
Pentavalent vaccine
Acombined, pentavalent vaccine is used to protect your child from: diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, polio and a disease caused by the bacterium Hemophilus influenzae type B. This vaccine does not contain any live microorganisms.
Acombined, pentavalent vaccine is used to protect your child from: diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, polio and a disease caused by the bacterium Hemophilus influenzae type B. This vaccine does not contain any live microorganisms.
Toddler creative learning and development: ideas and activities
Encourage creativity by following your child’s lead, providing time and space for play, and praising your child.
You can use household items, recycled objects and natural materials to spark your child’s creative play.
Creative play can be part of everyday activities – for example, sing as you give your child a bath.
Encourage creativity by following your child’s lead, providing time and space for play, and praising your child.
You can use household items, recycled objects and natural materials to spark your child’s creative play.
Creative play can be part of everyday activities – for example, sing as you give your child a bath.
Toddler creative learning and development: what to expect
Creative play helps toddlers develop emotionally, physically, mentally and socially.
Experiencing, discovering, experimenting and creating are the most important parts of creative play for toddlers.
Toddlers can learn and develop through drama, visual arts and craft, music and sounds, and dance.
Creative play helps toddlers develop emotionally, physically, mentally and socially.
Experiencing, discovering, experimenting and creating are the most important parts of creative play for toddlers.
Toddlers can learn and develop through drama, visual arts and craft, music and sounds, and dance.
Autism
Autism is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder that involves a number of characteristics in the child's behavior that appear before the third year of life.
Autism is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder that involves a number of characteristics in the child's behavior that appear before the third year of life.
Newborn toys: first trimester
"The baby is young." "We haven't given him/her." "What toys are the best?" These are some of the dilemmas parents face when it comes to toys. The answer is simple: The best toy you can give your child is the time you spend playing with him/her.
"The baby is young." "We haven't given him/her." "What toys are the best?" These are some of the dilemmas parents face when it comes to toys. The answer is simple: The best toy you can give your child is the time you spend playing with him/her.
Newborn toys: second and third trimester
"A day in a child's life is big, filled with constant excitement. Children approach learning new skills with enthusiasm and eagerness, repeating until they completely master them."
"A day in a child's life is big, filled with constant excitement. Children approach learning new skills with enthusiasm and eagerness, repeating until they completely master them."
Hand function development in the second trimester
The second trimester is characterized by better hand-eye coordination, grasping toys, putting hands and toys in the mouth, exploring the world surrounding the child through "laboratory processing" using all the senses.
The second trimester is characterized by better hand-eye coordination, grasping toys, putting hands and toys in the mouth, exploring the world surrounding the child through "laboratory processing" using all the senses.