Chickenpox
Vaccine
Varicella vaccine protects against chickenpox.
Disease spread by
Air, direct contact
Disease symptoms
Rash, tiredness, headache, fever
Disease complications
Infected blisters, bleeding disorders, encephalitis (brain swelling), pneumonia (infection in the lungs)
Diphtheria
Vaccine
DTaP* vaccine protects against diphtheria.
Disease spread by
Air, direct contact
Disease symptoms
Sore throat, mild fever, weakness, swollen glands in neck
Disease complications
Swelling of the heart muscle, heart failure, coma, paralysis, death
Hib
Vaccine
Hib vaccine protects against Haemophilus influenzae type b.
Disease spread by
Air, direct contact
Disease symptoms
May be no symptoms unless bacteria enter the blood
Disease complications
Meningitis (infection of the covering around the brain and spinal cord), intellectual disability, epiglottitis (life-threatening infection that can block the windpipe and lead to serious breathing problems), pneumonia (infection in the lungs), death
Hepatitis A
Vaccine
HepA vaccine protects against hepatitis A.
Disease spread by
Direct contact, contaminated food or water
Disease symptoms
May be no symptoms, fever, stomach pain, loss of appetite, fatigue, vomiting, jaundice (yellowing of skin and eyes), dark urine
Disease complications
Liver failure, arthralgia (joint pain), kidney, pancreatic and blood disorders
Hepatitis B
Vaccine
HepB vaccine protects against hepatitis B.
Disease spread by
Contact with blood or body fluids
Disease symptoms
May be no symptoms, fever, headache, weakness, vomiting, jaundice (yellowing of skin and eyes), joint pain
Disease complications
Chronic liver infection, liver failure, liver cancer
Influenza (Flu)
Vaccine
Flu vaccine protects against influenza.
Disease spread by
Air, direct contact
Disease symptoms
Fever, muscle pain, sore throat, cough, extreme fatigue
Disease complications
Pneumonia (infection in the lungs)
Measles
Vaccine
MMR** vaccine protects against measles.
Disease spread by
Air, direct contact
Disease symptoms
Rash, fever, cough, runny nose, pink eye
Disease complications
Encephalitis (brain swelling), pneumonia (infection in the lungs), death
Mumps
Vaccine
MMR** vaccine protects against mumps.
Disease spread by
Air, direct contact
Disease symptoms
Swollen salivary glands (under the jaw), fever, headache, tiredness, muscle pain
Disease complications
Meningitis (infection of the covering around the brain and spinal cord) , encephalitis (brain swelling), inflammation of testicles or ovaries, deafness
Pertussis
Vaccine
DTaP* vaccine protects against pertussis (whooping cough).
Disease spread by
Air, direct contact
Disease symptoms
Severe cough, runny nose, apnea (a pause in breathing in infants)
Disease complications
Pneumonia (infection in the lungs), death
Polio
Vaccine
IPV vaccine protects against polio.
Disease spread by
Air, direct contact, through the mouth
Disease symptoms
May be no symptoms, sore throat, fever, nausea, headache
Disease complications
Paralysis, death
Pneumococcal
Vaccine
PCV13 vaccine protects against pneumococcus.
Disease spread by
Air, direct contact
Disease symptoms
May be no symptoms, pneumonia (infection in the lungs)
Disease complications
Bacteremia (blood infection), meningitis (infection of the covering around the brain and spinal cord), death
Rotavirus
Vaccine
RV vaccine protects against rotavirus.
Disease spread by
Through the mouth
Disease symptoms
Diarrhea, fever, vomiting
Disease complications
Severe diarrhea, dehydration
