Diseases and the Vaccines that Can Prevent Them

We know you want to protect yourself and your child from disease. But it's hard to keep straight all the different diseases and the vaccines that can prevent them. Vaccines do such a great job of preventing dangerous diseases that it's easy to forget what diseases look like, how easy they can spread, and the real-life effects of getting them.

Here you will learn about:

  • Diseases and the vaccines that can prevent them.
  • How easily diseases spread.
  • Symptoms and life-long effects of infection.
Diseases Vaccines
Chickenpox (Varicella) Varicella
Diphtheria DTaP or DT
Tdap or Td
DTaP or DT (en Español)
Tdap or Td (en Español)
Hepatitis A Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B Hepatitis B
Hib (Haemophilus Influenzae type b) Disease Hib
HPV HPV
Influenza (Flu) Influenza (Flu)
Measles MMR
Meningitis (Meningococcal Disease) Meningococcal
Mumps MMR
Pertussis (Whooping Cough)

DTaP or DT
Tdap
Tdap or Td
DTaP or DT (en Español)
Tdap or Td (en Español)

Pneumococcal Disease Pneumococcal
Polio Polio
Rotavirus Rotavirus
Rubella MMR
Shingles Shingles
Tetanus (Lockjaw)

DTaP or DT
Tdap or Td
DTaP or DT (en Español)
Tdap or Td (en Español)

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