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Diseases and the Vaccines that Prevent Them

For Parents of Infants and Young Children (Birth through Age 6)

Share facts and true stories about the 14 different diseases that childhood vaccines help prevent. See basics and in-depth disease fact sheets below.

Note: The Vaccine Information Sheet (VIS) is federally mandated to be given prior to the administration of a vaccine. The fact sheets are provided as supplementary materials and can be used in addition to the VIS but not instead of the VIS. A VIS still must be given when a vaccine is administered.

There are 2 versions of each fact sheet. The "Disease Basics" include an overview of each vaccine-preventable disease and vaccine information. "Disease Basics" are available in Spanish as well as English. The "In-Depth Information" sheets use a narrative style and some include a true story about a family affected by a vaccine-preventable disease.

Printed size: 8-1/2"x 11", 2 pages
Commercial printer files available upon request

Selected resources are listed as sources for additional information. Some articles are not readily available to the public, but are available under Selected Resources.

Vaccine-preventable disease
Disease Basics 6th-8th grade reading level	In-Depth Information 10th-12th grade reading level
Chickenpox (Varicella)
B/W, English [2 pages] Color, English [2 pages] Color, Spanish [2 pages] Updated Feb 2013 Posted Jun 2013	B/W, English [2 pages] Color, English [2 pages] Updated Feb 2013 Posted Jun 2013
Diphtheria
B/W, English [2 pages] Color, English [2 pages] Color, Spanish [2 pages] Updated Feb 2013 Posted Jun 2013	B/W, English [2 pages] Color, English [2 pages] Updated Feb 2013 Posted Jun 2013
Hepatitis A
B/W, English [2 pages] Color, English [2 pages] Color, Spanish [2 pages] Updated Feb 2013 Posted Jun 2013	B/W, English [2 pages] Color, English [2 pages] Updated Feb 2013 Posted Jun 2013
Hepatitis B
B/W, English [2 pages] Color, English [2 pages] Color, Spanish [2 pages] Updated Feb 2013 Posted Jun 2013	B/W, English [2 pages] Color, English [2 pages] Updated Feb 2013 Posted Jun 2013
Hib
B/W, English [2 pages] Color, English [2 pages] Color, Spanish [2 pages] Updated Feb 2013 Posted Jun 2013	B/W, English [2 pages] Color, English [2 pages] Updated Feb 2013 Posted Jun 2013
Influenza (flu)
B/W, English [2 pages] Color, English [2 pages] Color, Spanish [2 pages] Updated Feb 2013 Posted Jun 2013	B/W, English [2 pages] Color, English [2 pages] Updated Feb 2013 Posted Jun 2013
Measles
B/W, English [2 pages] Color, English [2 pages] Color, Spanish [2 pages] Updated Feb 2013 Posted Jun 2013	B/W, English [2 pages] Color, English [2 pages] Updated Feb 2013 Posted Jun 2013
Mumps
B/W, English [2 pages] Color, English [2 pages] Color, Spanish [2 pages] Updated Feb 2013 Posted Jun 2013	B/W, English [2 pages] Color, English [2 pages] Updated Feb 2013 Posted Jun 2013
Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
B/W, English [2 pages] Color, English [2 pages] Color, Spanish [2 pages] Updated Feb 2013 Posted Jun 2013	B/W, English [2 pages] B/W, Spanish [2 pages] Color, English [2 pages] Color, Spanish [2 pages] Updated Feb 2013 Posted Jun 2013
Pneumococcal Disease
B/W, English [2 pages] Color, English [2 pages] Color, Spanish [2 pages] Updated Feb 2013 Posted Jun 2013	B/W, English [2 pages] Color, English [2 pages] Updated Feb 2013 Posted Jun 2013
Polio
B/W, English [2 pages] Color, English [2 pages] Color, Spanish [2 pages] Updated Feb 2013 Posted Jun 2013	B/W, English [2 pages] Color, English [2 pages] Updated Feb 2013 Posted Jun 2013
Rotavirus
B/W, English [2 pages] Color, English [2 pages] Color, Spanish [2 pages] Updated Feb 2013 Posted Jun 2013	B/W, English [2 pages] Color, English [2 pages] Updated Feb 2013 Posted Jun 2013
Rubella
B/W, English [2 pages] Color, English [2 pages] Color, Spanish [2 pages] Updated Feb 2013 Posted Jun 2013	B/W, English [2 pages] Color, English [2 pages] Updated Feb 2013 Posted Jun 2013
Tetanus
B/W, English [2 pages] Color, English [2 pages] Color, Spanish [2 pages] Updated Feb 2013 Posted Jun 2013	B/W, English [1 page] Color, English [1 page] Updated Feb 2013 Posted Jun 2013

Vaccine-preventable disease

Disease Basics
6th-8th grade reading level

In-Depth Information
10th-12th grade reading level

Chickenpox (Varicella)