How does the HPV vaccine work? Dr. Ellen Schwartzbard, Obstetrician and Gynecologist with Baptist Health South Florida, explains when it is the ideal age to get the vaccine, its benefits, and which diseases it prevents...

The CDC recommends additional vaccines such as: hepatitis A and B, human papillomavirus (HPV), meningococcal, pneumococcal and shingles. Dr. Deepa Sharma, Family Medicine Physician with Baptist Health Primary Care, explains how each type of vaccine works and how all of them can help prevent diseases...

There are different vaccines according to the age of the baby. For example, for children who are 2, 4 or 6 months, specialists recommend vaccines such as DTaP, RV, Hib and PCV13. Dr. Scarlet Constant, Pediatrician with Baptist Health South Florida, explains first doses don’t prevent lifetime immunity and also she describes other group of…...

Live virus vaccines, killed (inactivated) vaccines, toxoid vaccines and biosynthetic vaccines are currently available and Dr. Deepa Sharma, Family Medicine Physician with Baptist Health Primary Care, describes each one. The doctor also talks about Hepatitis B vaccines. She says it’s really important because Hepatitis B is a virus that can affect the liver and it…...

There are several reasons to get vaccinated such as: less risk for serious diseases, less chance of passing on a serious disease to relatives and some protection for those who can’t get vaccinated, among others. Dr. Deepa Sharma, Family Medicine Physician with Baptist Health Primary Care, says diseases like diphtheria, measles, mumps, rubella, polio, pneumonia…...

Dr. Fernando Mendoza, Medical Director of the Emergency Department at Baptist Children's Hospital, explains dry drowning is when the child or anybody has inhaled water through their trachea. He also says those symptoms manifest few hours later, usually within minutes to hours. He recommends parents to take their children to ER if they suspect the…...

E. Coli, Mononucleosis, Influenza, Meningitis, Pneumonia and Shingles (herpes zoster) are the most common infectious diseases. Regarding E. Coli, Dr. Stacey Baker, Infectious Disease Physician with Baptist Health South Florida, explains people may get it from contaminated food products. Mononucleosis is also called the kissing disease because it can be easily passed through oral secretions…...

Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath, chest or abdominal pain, sudden dizziness, confusion, severe or persistent vomiting, and swelling in the mouth or throat are signs of when the flu might be an emergency. Dr. Jose Llach, Medical Director of Free Standing Emergency Department with Baptist Health South Florida, says fever is the main symptom.…...