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How good is the nest protection against other childhood diseases?

Against the big childhood illnesses, as measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox, the nest-protection represents a certain protection until the ninth month of life. However, there are some other childhood diseases against which the nest protection is not effective and against which the child is therefore unprotected. These diseases include whooping cough and a flu-like infection, but above all scarlet fever.

Even if the mother was already ill with scarlet fever and transferred antibodies to the child before birth, the child is only protected against a specific strain. However, scarlet fever can occur more than once, as there are many different strains of bacteria that can cause the disease. Neither does the nest protection not intervene: Therefore, babies should be vaccinated against these diseases as soon as possible.

  • Pneumococci
  • Haemophilus Influenzae
  • Diphtheria
  • Tetanus
  • Meningococcus