Vaccine Preventable Diseases

There are over 25 vaccine-preventable diseases, including:

• Anthrax – military use only
• Adenovirus – military use only
• Cervical Cancer (HPV)
• Cholera
• Diphtheria (DTaP)
• Hepatitis A
• Hepatitis B
• Hepatitis E
• Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)
• Influenza (Seasonal Flu)
• Japanese Encephalitis (JE) – travel
• Measles (MMR)
• Meningococcal disease (MCV4 and MenB)
• Mumps (MMR)
• Pertussis (DTaP)
• Pneumococcal disease (Prevnar 13 and Pneumovax 23)
• Poliomyelitis (IPV)
• Rabies – after bites
• Rotavirus
• Rubella (MMR)
• Shingles (Herpes Zoster) – for seniors only
• Smallpox – eradicated
• Tetanus (Tdap)
• Tick-borne encephalitis
• Tuberculosis (BCG)
• Typhoid Fever – travel
• Varicella (Chickenpox)
• Yellow Fever – travel

Of course, kids don’t actually get vaccinated against all of these diseases.

They do routinely get 13 vaccines (bolded above) that protect them against 16 vaccine preventable diseases.

For more information:

• VAXOPEDIA

Last Updated on October 2, 2016 by Vincent Iannelli, MD

Author: Vincent Iannelli, MD

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