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What are the 16 vaccine-preventable diseases?

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What are the 16 vaccine-preventable diseases?

Vaccine Preventable Diseases

  • Anthrax [vaccine fact sheet]
  • Diphtheria [vaccine fact sheet]
  • Haemophilus influenzae serotype B disease (Hib) [vaccine fact sheet]
  • Hepatitis A [vaccine fact sheet]
  • Hepatitis B [vaccine fact sheet]
  • Influenza (Flu) [vaccine fact sheet]
  • Measles [vaccine fact sheet]

What are the top 10 vaccine-preventable diseases?

Top Vaccine-Preventable Diseases

  1. COVID-19. 1/11. What it is: An infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
  2. Measles. 2/11.
  3. Whooping Cough (Pertussis) 3/11.
  4. Flu. 4/11.
  5. Polio. 5/11.
  6. Pneumococcal Disease. 6/11.
  7. Tetanus. 7/11.
  8. Meningococcal Disease. 8/11.

What are 5 diseases that can be prevented by vaccines?

Available vaccines

  • Cholera.
  • COVID-19 (corona virus)
  • Dengue.
  • Diphtheria.
  • Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)
  • Human papillomavirus (HPV)
  • Influenza.
  • Japanese encephalitis.

What are 8 diseases which vaccines can prevent?

Polio. Polio is a crippling and potentially deadly infectious disease that is caused by poliovirus.

  • Tetanus. Tetanus causes painful muscle stiffness and lockjaw and can be fatal.
  • The Flu (Influenza)
  • Hepatitis B.
  • Hepatitis A.
  • Rubella.
  • Hib.
  • Measles.

    • What are the preventable diseases?

    Vaccine preventable diseases currently include:

    • diphtheria.
    • tetanus.
    • pertussis (whooping cough)
    • poliomyelitis (polio)
    • measles.
    • mumps.
    • rubella.
    • haemophilus influenzae type b infections.

    What is a vaccine preventable infection?

    Vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs) are infectious diseases caused by viruses or bacteria that can be prevented with vaccines. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), tens of thousands of people in the United States get sick with VPDs.

    What is immunization PPT?

    Immunization is a process of protecting an individual from a disease through introduction of live attenuated, killed or organisms or antibodies in the individual system. Immunization is the process of protecting an individual by active or passive method. The immunizing agents are. Vaccines, Immunoglobulins and antisera.

    What are some preventable diseases?

    Chickenpox (Varicella)

  • Diphtheria.
  • Flu (Influenza)
  • Hepatitis A.
  • Hepatitis B.
  • Hib.
  • HPV (Human Papillomavirus)
  • Measles.

    • What are the 5 classes of vaccines?

    As mentioned earlier, there are five main types of vaccines: attenuated (live) vaccines, inactivated vaccines, toxoid vaccines, subunit vaccines, and conjugate vaccines.

    What are vaccine preventable infections?

    What is the most common preventable disease?

    5 preventable health issues

    • Infectious diseases. After years of declining rates, infectious diseases that can be prevented by vaccines are on the rise again in Australia.
    • Lung cancer.
    • Type 2 diabetes.
    • Sexually transmitted infections.