Vaccine-preventable diseases
Vaccine-preventable diseases
Vaccine-preventable diseases (pronunciation: /ˈvæksiːn prɪˈvɛntəbəl diːˈziːz/) are infectious diseases for which effective vaccines have been developed. The term is most often used to refer to diseases that are infectious as opposed to non-infectious diseases that are not impacted by vaccination.
Etymology
The term "vaccine-preventable diseases" is derived from the word "vaccine", which comes from the Latin vaccinus, meaning "from cows", due to the early use of cowpox to immunize humans against smallpox. "Preventable" comes from the Latin praeventus, meaning "to act before", and "disease" comes from the Old French desaise, meaning "lack of ease".
Related Terms
- Vaccine: A biological preparation that provides active acquired immunity to a particular infectious disease.
- Immunization: The process by which an individual's immune system becomes fortified against an agent.
- Infectious disease: Diseases caused by biological agents, which can be transmitted to others.
- Non-infectious disease: Diseases that are not caused by infectious agents and cannot be spread from person to person.
List of Vaccine-preventable diseases
- Measles
- Mumps
- Rubella
- Polio
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Influenza
- Pneumococcal disease
- Meningococcal disease
- Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
- Varicella (Chickenpox)
- Rotavirus
- Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)
- Diphtheria
- Tetanus
- Whooping Cough (Pertussis)
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Vaccine-preventable diseases
- Wikipedia's article - Vaccine-preventable diseases
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