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Glossary of Terms:
BCG: Bacille Calmette Guerin. (Protects against Tuberculosis).
Hib: Haemophilus influenzae type B (Protects against Brain Fever).
DPwT (Diptheria, Pertusis, Tetanus).
HPV: Human Pappilomavirus.
MMR:Measels, Mumps, Rubella.
OPV: Oral Polio Vaccine.
PCV: Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
Varicella: (Chickenpox)
TT: Tetanus Toxoid
Tdap/Td: The Tdap is a "3-in-1" vaccine that protects against diphtheria, tetanus
(lockjaw), and pertussis (whooping cough. Td: Td is a "2-in-1"vaccine that protects
against tetanus and diphtheria.
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