Vaccine Preventable Diseases

An acute diarrhea infection from contaminated food or water. It is prevalent in low socio-economic regions & remains a global threat to public health.

COVID-19 is a highly infectious respiratory disease that can be fatal for vulnerable populations. It can have different effects on people of all ages.

Infection creates a thick respiratory obstruction in the pharynx while producing toxins causing heart failure and paralysis.

HIB disease mostly affects children under 5 & causes many different types of infections: Pneumonia, Meningitis, Bronchitis, Blood Infections & more.

A highly contagious acute viral liver infection transmitted primarily through the faecal - oral route. Symptoms can range from mild - severe.

Hepatitis B is a serious infection causing the liver to be inflamed and unable to function. It can have significant complications for patients.

HPV is a sexually transmitted disease which infects cutaneous and mucosal epithelial tissues that can cause genital warts or cancer.

Influenza (the Flu) is a common disease of the respiratory tract that can affect people of all ages. People with medical conditions are at a higher risk.

The Mosquito born JE virus primarily effects the central nervous system spread through mosquito bites after making contact with pigs and birds.

Measles is highly infectious virus transmitted by coughing or sneazing. It is characterised by koplik spots, maculopapular rash, & 3 C's & be fatal.

The Mosquito born JE virus primarily effects the central nervous system spread through mosquito bites after making contact with pigs and birds.

Mumps is spread by respiratory secretions that can cause fever, muscle pain, painfull swelling & potentially fatal inflammatory reactions e.g meningitis.

Whooping cough epidemics occur in Australia every 3 - 4 years. It is highly infectious bacterial disease of the respiratory tract that can kill infants.

The growth and spread of the bacteria in pneumococcal disease can cause pneumonia, meningitis, septicaemia, coma and death

A highly infectious viral disease that mostly affects children under 5 years old. Spread by the faecal-oral route, it can invade the brain and cause paralysis.

A bacterial infection causing severe flu like illness. Spread from animals, it can cause hepatitis, pneumonia, endocarditis years later.

Spread as a zoonotic disease through broken skin or mucosal contact with animal saliva or neural tissue. Once symptoms appear, it is almost always fatal.

Highly contagious disease spread by close contact with infected persons. It can lead to severe dehydration, shock and death.

A highly contagious disease with fever and rash. Women who are pregnant are most at risk as this affects the unborn baby significantly .

Tetanus causes severe muscle spasms, suffocation, pneumonia, heart attack, blood pressur issue and potentially death

Inhaling the tuberculosis bacteria can cause significant symptoms that last for many months and is one of the world's leading infectious killers.

Spread mainly through faecally contaminated water. It can lead to typhoid fever, rash, stomach pain, loss of appetite, internal bleeding and death.

Chickenpox is a highly contagious with an itchy red rash with fluid filled blisters. Most cases are mild however can cause blisters, pneumonia and meningitis.

Mosquito born infection of African primates is spread through a particular mosquito. It causes jaundice, renal failure, delirium and death.

Otherwise known as "Shingles", it is a reactivation of  the same virus that causes chickenpox. Risks increase with age inc. blindness, encephalitis & death.