Vaccines help the body produce antibodies. These antibodies protect against the disease. The DTP vaccine is 3 vaccines in 1. It protects against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis. It's given as a series of 5 shots.
Diphtheria is a disease that attacks the throat and heart.
It can lead to heart failure and death. It can lead to severe muscle spasms and death. After this time, your child will need booster shots. Pertussis is also known as whooping cough. It causes severe coughing that makes it hard to breathe, eat and drink.