{"id":41184,"date":"2014-06-19T20:49:20","date_gmt":"2014-06-20T00:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/miserybay.usanethosting.com\/wordpress\/?p=41184"},"modified":"2014-06-19T20:49:20","modified_gmt":"2014-06-20T00:49:20","slug":"mmdhd-163","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/mmdhd-163\/","title":{"rendered":"Protect your children from disease"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Vaccinate!<!--more--><br \/>\nLet\u2019s face it, being a parent is hard\u2014so many responsibilities and so many things to remember. And with dozens of decisions to be made each day, it\u2019s understandable when a few items on the lengthy to-do list get overlooked.<br \/>\nFor that reason, Mid-Michigan District Health Department (MMDHD) is reminding parents of the importance of getting their children vaccinated on time to prevent vaccine-preventable diseases.<br \/>\nOne key vaccine-preventable disease of concern is measles. In 2013, Michigan recorded\u00a0five cases, and while that may seem like a small number, it is the highest number in the state since 1999. When it comes to measles, even one case is cause for great concern because the disease can spread easily and quickly in vulnerable communities.<br \/>\nAnother disease that can be prevented by vaccination is pertussis \u2013 also called whooping cough. In 2013, nearly 1,000 cases of whooping cough were reported in Michigan, with many others going undiagnosed and\/or unreported. While pertussis may cause only mild symptoms with prolonged coughing in healthy adults, it can be deadly for children and those with impaired immune systems. Therefore, it\u2019s important for adults to keep up-to-date on their pertussis vaccinations, as well as children and teens.<br \/>\nThe recommended vaccination schedule is designed to provide protection early in life, when babies are most vulnerable and before they\u2019re likely to be exposed to diseases. Delaying or avoiding vaccination puts children at risk of getting sick and severely ill with preventable diseases.<br \/>\nIf you have questions about what vaccinations your child may need, talk with your child\u2019s doctor or nurse. For more information about vaccines, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/immunize\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.michigan.gov\/immunize<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/vaccines\/parents\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/vaccines\/parents\/index.html<\/a>.<br \/>\nLike MMDHD on Facebook <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MMDHD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MMDHD<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vaccinate!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41184","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41184","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41184"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41184\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41184"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stjindy.com\/archive1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}