A highly contagious disease caused by a virus; presents as an itchy skin rash.

Children: Usually a rash is the first sign in children; appears as red-raised spots that turn into itchy, fluid-filled blisters.
Adults: May have fatigues and fever 1-2 days before the rash.

By direct contact with fluid from the blisters or through the air when someone with chickenpox coughs or sneezes.

Varicella vaccine or MMRV (Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella)

A bacterial disease that affect the tonsils, throat, nose and sometime skin.

It can include sore throat, low-grade fever and enlarged lymph nodes located in the neck. Also can make it difficult to swallow and breathe. Skin lesions may be painful, swollen and reddened.

Through close contact with the discharge from an infected person’s eyes, nose, throat or skin.

DTap, Td, TDaP

A respiratory disease that attacks the nose, throat, and lungs. It can cause mild to severe illness and at times can lead to death.

Influenza symptoms come on quickly in the form of fever, dry cough, sore throat, headache, extreme tiredness, stuffed-up nose, and body aches. These symptoms can be severe and put you in bed for several days.

Through the sneezing or coughing of an infected person; experts also think you can get the flu by touching n surface that has flu germs on it and then touching your mouth or nose.

TIV, LAIV

A virus that attacks the liver.

Symptoms may range from mild to severe and can include an abrupt onset of fever, fatigue, poor appetite, nausea, stomach pain, dark-colored urine and jaundice (a yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes).

It’s spread by putting something in the mouth that has been contaminated with the stool of a person with hepatitis A.

Hep A

A virus that attacks the liver.

Many people have no symptoms. Early symptoms are mild fever, headache, muscle aches, fatigue, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. Later symptoms may include dark coffee-colored, rather than dark yellow, urine, clay-colored stools, abdominal pain, and yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes (jaundice).

Direct contact with blood or other body fluids of infected people; can be spread from a pregnant woman to her baby during childbirth.

Hep B

A bacteria that is found in the nose and throat of children and adults that could lead to brain damage or death.

Causes a variety of illnesses including meningitis (inflammation of the coverings of the spinal column and brain), bacteremia (infection of the blood), pneumonia (infection of the lungs), and septic arthritis (infection of the joints). Some people can carry the bacteria in their bodies but do not become sick.

Through the sneezing or coughing of an infected person.

Hib

A common virus that infects the skin, particularly the genital area. It is the most common sexually transmitted disease in the US and can cause cervical cancer in women.

Most of the time there are no symptoms and most HPV infections go away on their own. Some HPV types (the high risk ones) will cause an ongoing (chronic) infection in the cervix of a female. This causes abnormal Pap smears. Chronic HPV infection can lead to cancer, especially cervical cancer. HPV can cause genital warts, which can be uncomfortable and irritating and can reoccur. Sometimes genital warts spread to a baby during birth and infect the baby’s lungs and airway.

There are over 100 types of human papillomaviruses, and about 40 of them are spread through sexual contact.

HPV

A virus also called rubeola. It can lead to hearing loss, breathing problems, pneumonia, brain damage and death.

Fever, runny nose, cough, loss of appetite, watery/mattering eyes, and a rash. The rash usually lasts 5-6 days and begins at the hairline, moves to the face and upper neck, and proceeds down the body. It generally takes 8-12 days from exposure to the first symptom, which is usually fever. The measles rash usually appears 2-3 days after the fever begins.

Through the air by infectious droplets and is highly contagious.

MMR, MMRV

Through secretions of the nose and throat (e.g., coughing, sneezing); more common in household, child care settings. Of the people who carry the bacteria in the nose and throat, only a very few will develop disease. However, people who carry the bacteria can sometimes carry it to others who will in turn become sick.

MCV, MPSV

A very contagious infection of one or more of the salivary glands. These glands are located on either side of the face, below the ears. In some cases, it can lead to hearing loss, swelling of the brain and spinal cord, and brain damage.

Severe swelling and soreness of the cheeks and jaw. It usually starts with neck or ear pain, loss of appetite, tiredness, headache, and low fever. About a third of persons infected have no symptoms.

Through direct contact with saliva and discharges from the nose and throat of infected persons. Mumps can be spread by coughing, sneezing, or even talking.

MMR, MMRV

A disease that affects the lungs. Causes long spells of coughing that make it hard for a child to eat, drink and breathe. It can lead to pneumonia, seizures and death.

The first symptoms of whooping cough are similar to those of a common cold: runny nose, sneezing, mild cough and low-grade fever. After about 1 to 2 weeks, the dry, irritating cough evolves into coughing spells which can last for more than a minute where the child may turn red or purple.

Through the air by infectious droplets such as sneezing or coughing; highly contagious.

DTaP, DTP, Tdap

A virus that lives in the intestinal tract and sometimes in the throat; can cause lifelong paralysis and deformity.

Fever, fatigue, headache, vomiting, stiffness in the neck, and pain in the limbs. Up to 95 percent of all persons infected with polio will have no symptoms.

Through contact with the stool of an infected person (for instance, by changing diapers). Poliovirus must be swallowed to cause infection.

IPV

A virus that causes fever and rash on the face and neck. It can lead to miscarriage or birth defects during pregnancy.

Rash, low-grade fever, cough, and swollen glands behind the ears and in the neck. The rash generally appears first on the face and moves from head to foot. Up to half of all persons infected with rubella do not have symptoms.

When an infected person coughs or sneezes near you, or by touching infected fluid and then touching your eyes, nose, or mouth.

MMR, MMRV

A disease caused by bacteria that affects the body’s muscles and nerves; causes severe muscle spasms, breathing and heart problems, and may lead to death.

Muscle spasms in the jaw, difficulty swallowing, and stiffness or pain in the muscles of the neck, shoulders, or back. The spasms can spread to the muscles of the abdomen, upper arms, and thighs.

Cannot be spread from person to person. The only way to get tetanus is from a skin wound that becomes contaminated by the tetanus bacteria, which is often found in soil.

DT, DTaP, Td, Tdap