|
disease |
symptoms |
vaccine |
|
Hepatitis B |
An infection of the liver caused by a virus. In some people the virus stays in the liver for the rest of their lives. Later they can develop severe liver disease, cancer or liver failure. |
HBV vaccine
First dose given at birth. Second dose at age two months. Third dose at age 6 months. |
| Polio |
This virus can cause people to be paralyzed. Polio may cause death. |
IPV vaccine
3 doses two months apart starting at age 2 months. Booster at kindergarten. |
|
Diphtheria |
Can make people unable to breath or move. Can cause heart damage. One out of ten people who get diphtheria die. |
DTaP vaccine
3 doses two months apart starting at age 2 months. Fourth dose given at age 15 months. Booster doses at kindergarten and age 15 years. |
| Tetanus |
Also called lockjaw. Caused by a bacteria in the soil. Enters body through a cut or scratch. Three out of ten people who get tetanus die. |
|
Pertussis |
Also called whooping cough. This disease is most serious for
babies. About half of the babies who get pertussis require
hospitalization. Can cause choking, pneumonia and brain
damage. Can cause death. |
Rotavirus
|
Rotavirus is a virus that causes severe diarrhea, mostly in
babies and young children. It is often accompanied by
vomiting and fever. Your child can get rotavirus infection
by being around other children who are already infected. |
Rotavirus vaccine
3 doses given at 2 months of age. Second dose at 4 months of
age, and third dose at 6 months of age. |
|
Influenza |
It is caused by the influenza virus, which spreads from
person to person through coughing or sneezing. It can cause
fever, cough, sore throat, chills, fatique, headache, and
muscle aches. Some people get much sicker. Influenza can
lead to pneumonia and can be dangerous for people with heart
or breathing conditions. It can cause high fever and
seizures in children. |
Influenza vaccine
One dose given starting at 6 months of age annually.
Children who are receiving the influenza vaccine for the
first time will need a second dose one month apart from the
first dose. |
| Hib Meningitis |
Most serious for babies. Can cause several diseases including meningitis (an infection of the spinal column and brain), pneumonia and infections of the blood, joints, bone, throat and heart covering. One out of 20 children dies and 1 out of 4 has permanent brain damage. |
Hib vaccine
3 doses two months apart starting at age 2 months. Fourth dose given at age 15 months. This vaccine is not given to children over the age of 5. |
|
Pneumococcal Disease |
Pneumococcal disease is the leading cause of bacterial meningitis. Each year pneumococcal disease causes about 17,000 blood infections and about 5 million ear infections. It is responsible for about 200 deaths each year among children under 5 years of age. |
Pneumococcal vaccine
For children under 2 years of age: 3 doses two months apart starting at age 2 months. Fourth dose given at age 15 months. This vaccine may be given to older children who are at high risk. |
| Measles |
Very easily spread. Symptoms include a rash, fever, cough and watery eyes. Can cause pneumonia, brain damage, hearing loss or death. Forty four children died during the California measles outbreak in 1989-91. |
MMR vaccine
First dose at one year of age. Second dose at 4 - 6 years. |
| Mumps |
Symptoms include fever, headache and swollen, painful glands under the jaw. Can cause swelling of the brain and spinal column. Can cause deafness. |
| Rubella |
Known as German Measles. Usually a mild illness in children. Most dangerous for pregnant women. Can cause the baby to be born blind, deaf, brain damaged or with heart defects. |
|
Hepatitis A |
Hepatitis A is a serious liver disease caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV). HAV is spread by eating food or drinking water contaminated with HAV or by close personal contact. |
HAV vaccine
2 doses given at least 6 months apart. First dose recommended at 1 year of age. |
| Chicken Pox |
Causes a rash, itching, tiredness and fever. It can lead to pneumonia, brain damage or death. |
Varicella vaccine
One dose given at one year of age. |
|
Meningococcal |
Meningococcal disease is a serious illness, caused by a
bacteria. It is a leading cause of bacterial meningitis in
children 2-18 years old in United States. Meningitis is an
infection of fluid surrounding the brain and the spinal
cord. Meningococcal disease also cause blood infections. |
Meningococcal vaccine
Recommended for children aged 11-12 years and previously
unvaccinated adolescents entering high school and previously
unvaccinated college freshman living in dormitories |
|
Human Papillomavirus |
Genital human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common
sexually transmitted virus in the United States. Most
infections don’t cause any symptoms, and go away on their
own. But HPV is important mainly because it can cause
cervical cancer in women. It can also cause genital warts
and warts in the upper respiratory tract in both men and
women. |
HPV vaccine
Routinely recommended for girls 11-12 years of age. Doctors
may give it to girls as young as 9 years. 3 doses series.
First dose now, 2nd dose 2 months after first dose, and 3rd
dose 6 months after first dose.. |
