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Vaccine-Preventable Diseases and the Vaccines that Prevent Them
Disease
Vaccine
Disease spread by Disease symptoms
Disease complications
Infected blisters, bleeding disorders, encephalitis (brain
Chickenpox
Varicella vaccine protects against chickenpox. Air, direct contact
Rash, tiredness, headache, fever
swelling), pneumonia (infection in the lungs)
Sore throat, mild fever, weakness, swollen
Swelling of the heart muscle, heart failure, coma,
Diphtheria
DTaP* vaccine protects against diphtheria.
Air, direct contact
glands in neck
paralysis, death
Meningitis (infection of the covering around the brain
and spinal cord), mental retardation, epiglottis (life-
Hib vaccine protects against Haemophilus
May be no symptoms unless bacteria
Hib
Air, direct contact
threatening infection that can block the windpipe and
influenzae type b.
enter the blood
lead to serious breathing problems) and pneumonia
(infection in the lungs), death
May be no symptoms, fever, stomach pain,
Personal contact,
HepA
HepA vaccine protects against hepatitis A.
loss of appetite, fatigue, vomiting, jaundice
Liver failure
contaminated food or water
(yellowing of skin and eyes), dark urine
May be no symptoms, fever, headache,
Contact with blood or
HepB
HepB vaccine protects against hepatitis B.
weakness, vomiting, jaundice (yellowing of
Chronic liver infection, liver failure, liver cancer
body fluids
skin and eyes), joint pain
Fever, muscle pain, sore throat, cough,
Flu
Flu vaccine protects against influenza.
Air, direct contact
Pneumonia (infection in the lungs)
extreme fatigue
Encephalitis (brain swelling), pneumonia (infection in
Measles
MMR** vaccine protects against measles.
Air, direct contact
Rash, fever, cough, runny nose, pinkeye
the lungs), death
Meningitis (infection of the covering around the brain
Swollen salivary glands (under the jaw), fever,
Mumps
MMR**vaccine protects against mumps.
Air, direct contact
and spinal cord) , encephalitis (brain swelling), inflam-
headache, tiredness, muscle pain
mation of testicles or ovaries, deafness
DTaP* vaccine protects against pertussis
Severe cough, runny nose, apnea (a pause in
Pertussis
Air, direct contact
Pneumonia (infection in the lungs), death
(whooping cough).
breathing in infants)
May be no symptoms, sore throat, fever,
Polio
IPV vaccine protects against polio.
Through the mouth
Paralysis, death
nausea, headache
May be no symptoms, pneumonia (infection
Bacteremia (blood infection), meningitis (infection of
Pneumococcal
PCV vaccine protects against pneumococcus. Air, direct contact
in the lungs)
the covering around the brain and spinal cord), death
Rotavirus
RV vaccine protects against rotavirus.
Through the mouth
Diarrhea, fever, vomiting
Severe diarrhea, dehydration
Children infected with rubella virus sometimes
Very serious in pregnant women —can lead to miscar-
Rubella
MMR** vaccine protects against rubella.
Air, direct contact
have a rash, fever, and swollen lymph nodes.
riage, stillbirth, premature delivery, and birth defects
Stiffness in neck and abdominal muscles,
Tetanus
DTaP* vaccine protects against tetanus.
Exposure through cuts in skin
Broken bones, breathing difficulty, death
difficulty swallowing, muscle spasms, fever
* DTaP is a combination vaccine that protects against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis.
** MMR is a combination vaccine that protects against measles, mumps, and rubella.
Last updated on 4/26/2011 • CS220486-B

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