Vaccine-Preventable Diseases

The number of diseases that can be prevented by vaccines is growing. Advances in biomedical research, technology, and government support for more publicly-funded immunization programs is helping to make this possible. Vaccines still provide the most effective, longest-lasting method of preventing infectious diseases in all age groups.

The vaccine-preventable diseases listed below are presented with a study/epidemiology of the disease, information about the vaccine, followed by a list of selected references.

• Cholera
• Diphtheria
• Haemophilus influenzae, type B
• Hepatitis A
• Hepatitis B
• Influenza
• Japanese Encephalitis
• Measles
• Meningococcal
• Mumps
• Pertussis
• Pneumococcal
• Poliomyelitis
• Rabies
• Rubella
• Smallpox
• Tetanus
• Typhoid
• Varicella
• Yellow Fever

Guidelines: Vaccines and Vaccine-Preventable Diseases