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… as people with severe brain damage, spinal cord injury, seizures or neuromuscular disorders Those who are very obese … immunized, you help protect others as well by reducing the spread of the influenza virus. What are the possible … lips. If this reaction occurs, your health care provider is prepared to treat it. Emergency treatment includes …
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… if your child has had a life-threatening reaction to a previous dose of diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis … and throat caused by diphtheria bacteria. The bacteria are spread through the air by people sneezing or coughing or by … close face-to-face contact. Pertussis can cause pneumonia, seizures, brain damage or death. These complications are …
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… risk of serious illness from influenza and those able to spread influenza to those at high risk. People at high risk … include: Children 6 months to less than 5 years of age Pregnant people at any stage of pregnancy Seniors 65 years … as people with severe brain damage, spinal cord injury, seizures or neuromuscular disorders Children and adults who …
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… damage can shaking a baby cause? Shaking a baby can cause: Seizures Permanent brain damage Speech and learning …