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BCG and your baby – protecting babies against TB
Published:
HPA, April 2006 |
Description:
This booklet provides advice on the BCG (Bacillus Calmette-Guerin) vaccination which offers protection against tuberculosis (TB) for those babies who are more likely than the rest of the population to be at risk of TB. This is either because their parents or grandparents come from a country with high rates of TB or they will be going to live for more than a month in one of these countries. It provides relevant details on BCG, its availability and possible side effects. The booklet also looks at TB, pointing out symptoms of the disease and countries with high TB rates. |
Format:
A5, 8 pages, booklet
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Other
formats:
Also available as a PDF in Arabic (548kb), Complex Chinese (503kb), English (602kb), Hindi (203kb), Irish (421kb), Lithuanian (375kb), Portuguese (109kb), Russian (303kb), Simplified Chinese (308kb) and Urdu (323kb)
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Target
group:
Parents of babies at risk of TB
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Additional
information:
Available from central
health promotion resource services. It will also be available from maternity units and, in some cases, from health visitors and GP practices. |
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