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Abuelos: ayuden a proteger sus nietos contra la tos ferina con la vacuna Tdap

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Posted: Friday, January 25, 2013 7:04 am | Updated: 1:31 am, Sat Jan 26, 2013.

(NewsUSA) - La llegada de un nieto nuevo es un momento de gran alegría y orgullo. ¿El bebé se parecerá a su hija o hijo? ¿Tendrá los hoyuelos de su pareja o su buen sentido del humor?

Antes de que se acurruque con su nuevo pequeñuelo, es importante que se ponga una vacuna Tdap, que protege contra la tos ferina (también llamada pertussis), el tétano y la difteria. Idealmente, se debe poner la vacuna al menos 2 semanas antes de visitar al bebé.

La tos ferina se contagia con facilidad y puede causar una enfermedad grave y hasta la muerte. Es particularmente peligrosa para los infantes menores de 6 meses de edad quienes son demasiado pequeños para estar bien protegidos por vacunas contra la tos ferina.

"Los bebés que contraen tos ferina a menudo se contagian de familiares, entre ellos, los abuelos, que podrían ni saber que tienen tos ferina", manifestó la Dra. Melinda Wharton, Directora Interina del Centro Nacional de Inmunización y Enfermedades Respiratorias de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC). "Por eso es importante que los padres, abuelos y otros familiares se pongan una vacuna de Tdap para prevenir contagiarse -- y contagiar a los demás -- con la tos ferina."

Aunque la mayoría de adultos fueron vacunados contra la tos ferina cuando eran niños o podrían haber tenido la enfermedad cuando niños, la protección desaparece con el tiempo. La vacuna Tdap es recomendada para los adultos -- incluso para las mujeres embarazadas -- así como también para los adolescentes y preadolescentes. La vacuna es particularmente importante si va a estar en contacto con un bebé recién nacido.

La vacuna Tdap también proporciona protección importante para usted contra la tos ferina y sus graves síntomas, que pueden durar hasta 10 semanas o más.

Vacunar a los adultos que están en contacto con los infantes no es sustituto de la vacunación de los niños. Los bebes y los niños pequeños necesitan ponerse cinco dosis de la vacuna DTaP de acuerdo con el calendario de vacunación recomendado por la CDC para tener máxima protección contra la tos ferina.

¿Cree usted que la tos ferina es una enfermedad de su niñez y que no es un problema ahora? En realidad es común en los Estados Unidos y usualmente, los casos llegan a su punto más alto cada cierto tiempo. En el año 2012, tuvimos más de 41,000 casos de tos ferina notificados y hasta ahora sabemos de 15 niños que se murieron de la enfermedad. No hemos tenidos cifras tan altas de casos desde el año 1955.

Su nieto y usted compartirán muchos momentos especiales en el futuro. Hable con su doctor para ponerse una vacuna Tdap. De esa manera, usted y su nieto se pueden proteger contra esta enfermedad y podrán empezar a crear memorias felices y sanas juntos.

Para averiguar más sobre la tos ferina y las vacunas, visite http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd-vac/pertussis/fs-parents-sp.html, ó llame al 800-232-4636 o hable con su doctor.

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