Immunizations that may cause fever
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Immunizations that may cause fever
Short-term, mild reactions to immunizations are common. Immunizations that may cause a fever include:
- Diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis (DTaP) or diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus (DPT). Babies can have a fever of up to
within 2 to 3 hours of getting the DTaP or DPT shot. Children may be fussy and have other mild symptoms such as poor appetite, sleepiness, or redness and swelling at the shot site for a few days. - Measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR). The shot site may become red, swollen, hard, and slightly warm within the first 24 to 48 hours. Fever also may occur 1 to 2 weeks after the shot. A mild rash may develop up to 3 weeks after the shot.
Credits
| Author | Jan Nissl, RN, BS |
| Editor | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA |
| Editor | Sydney Youngerman-Cole, RN, BSN, RNC |
| Associate Editor | Tracy Landauer |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Thomas Emmett Francoeur, MDCM, CSPQ, FRCPC - Pediatrics |
| Last Updated | April 24, 2007 |
| Last updated: | April 24, 2007 |
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| Author: | Jan Nissl, RN, BS |
| Reviewed By: | Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics, Thomas Emmett Francoeur, MDCM, CSPQ, FRCPC - Pediatrics |
| Editors: | Sydney Youngerman-Cole, RN, BSN, RNC, Tracy Landauer |
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