Vaccine-preventable diseases

Chickenpox, once a common infection in children, is now vaccine preventable. It…

Hepatitis A is a preventable disease of the liver caused by the hepatitis A vir…

Hepatitis C (HCV) is a blood-borne viral infection that attacks the liver and c…

Human papillomavirus (HPV) causes genital warts and is common in both men and w…

Influenza, often called the "flu," is an infection of the nose, throat and lung…

Measles is a very contagious disease that can have serious complications in som…

Meningitis is an inflammation of the protective lining around the brain and spi…

Mpox (formerly called monkeypox) is a disease caused by the mpox virus. In Brit…

Mumps is a viral illness causing fever and swelling of the salivary glands in t…

Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a bacterial infection of the lining of the res…

Rabies is a serious zoonotic (from animals) infection caused by a rhabdovirus. …

Rotavirus is a vaccine-preventable disease that is the most common cause of sev…

Rubella, also known as German measles, is a disease caused by the rubella virus…

Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is a reactivation infection caused by th…