Vaccine-preventable diseases
Nowadays, several diseases can be prevented by vaccination.
Thanks to vaccination, people can be protected against diseases that could have serious consequences for their health.
Vaccination also reduces the risk of spreading the diseases among family members, school mates or colleagues, friends and neighbours, as well as to other people in the community.
Research is ongoing to develop vaccines against more diseases.
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Vaccine-preventable diseases
Cholera is an acute diarrhoeal infection caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholera of serogroups O1 or O139. Humans are the only relevant reservoir, even though Vibrios can survive for a long time in coastal waters contaminated by human excreta.
Congenital rubella is the infection of a foetus with rubella virus following the infection of the mother during pregnancy. ‘Congenital’ indicates that the foetus also becomes infected during pregnancy.
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Most people with diphtheria will have a respiratory tract infection, with a sore throat and low-grade fever in the first few days of the illness.
Hepatitis B is a liver disease that results from infection with the hepatitis B virus (HBV) and is spread through contact with infected body fluids or blood products.