Vaccination
What You Need to Know About Heart Disease and Adult Vaccines
Each year thousands of adults in India get sick from diseases that could be prevented by vaccines- some people are hospitalized, and some even die. People with heart disease and those who suffered stroke are at higher risk for serious problems from certain diseases. Getting vaccinated is an important step in staying healthy.
- Heart disease can make it harder for you to fight off certain disease or make it more likely that you will have serious complications from certain diseases.
- Some vaccine-preventable diseases, like the flu, can increase the risk of another heart attack.
- Immunization provides the best protection against vaccine-preventable diseases.
- Limit alcohol consumption to no more than 3 units/day in men and no more than 2 units/day in women
- Vaccines are one of the safest ways for you to protect your heath, even if you are taking prescription medications. Vaccine side effects are usually mild and go away on their own. Severe side effects are very rare.
What vaccines do you need ?
- Flu vaccine every year to protect against seasonal flu
- Pneumococcal vaccines to protect against serious Pneumococcal disease
- Tdap vaccine to protect against tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (whooping cough)
- Zoster vaccine to protect against shingles if you are 60 years or older
There may be other vaccines recommended for you so be sure to talk with your healthcare professional.
| Diseases and the vaccines that help prevent them |
How the disease can affect you |
|---|---|
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Influenza "Flu" Seasonal flu vaccine |
Fever or feeling/chills, cough, headache, runny or stuffy nose, sore throat, muscle or body ache, and fatigue(very tired), and some people may have vomiting and diarrhea, though this is more common in children than adults. Disease Complications: Pneumonia(infection in lungs), worsening chronic health conditions, hospitalization, possibly resulting in disability, or even death. |
|
Hepatitis A Hep A vaccine |
Fever, tiredness, stomach pain, loss of appetite, vomating, jaundice(yellow of skin and eyes), and dark urine; however, there may be no symptoms. Disease Complications: Liver failure,arthralgia (joint pain), and kidney, pancreatic, and blood disorders. |
|
Hepatitis B Hep B vaccine |
Flu-like illness with loss of appetite, fever, tiredness, weakness, nausea, vomating, Jaundice, and joint pain; however, there may be no symptoms. Disease Complications: Chronic liver infection, liver failure,and liver cancer. |
|
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) HPV vaccine |
Frequently, there are no symptoms for years until cancer appears. Disease Complications: Cervical cancer in women, and cancer, and genital warts in both women and men. |
|
Measles MMR |
Fever, runny nose, cough and rash all over the body. Disease Complications: Ear infection, pneumonia, swelling in brain due to infection, or even death. |
|
Meningococcal Disease Meningococcal vaccine |
Nausea, vomating, stiff neck, fever, headache, increased sensitivity to light, confusion, tiredness, and rash. Disease Complications: Brain damage, loss of arms and legs, loss of hearing, seizures, strokes, or even death. |
|
Pneumococcal Disease Pneumococcal vaccine |
Fever, chills, difficulty breathing, chest pain, stiff neck, earache, increased sensityivity to light, and cough. Disease Complications: Infections of lung, middle ear, or sinuses, heart problems, brain damage, loss of hearing, loss arms and legs, or even death. |
|
Shingles Zoster vaccine |
Painful rash on one side of the face or body, which blisters and then typically scabs, headache, fever, chills, and upset stomach. Disease Complications: Severe pain that can last for months or years after that rash goes away, pneumonia, loss of eyesight and hearing, or even death |
|
Tetanus Td/Tdap vaccine |
Serious, painful spasms and stiffness of all muscles, lockjaw (difficulty opening mouth), difficulty swallowing or breathing, muscle spasms, and fever. Disease Complications: Broken bones, breathing difficulty, or even death. |
|
Whooping Cough (Pertussis) Tdap vaccine |
Prolonged cold symptoms (cough and runny nose) leading to violent coughing or choking making it hard to breathe, drink, or eat. Disease Complications: Rib fractures, pneumonia, or even death. |