Diseases Preventable By Vaccines UMT 12
Polio
A highly contagious infectious disease of the spinal cord.
Tetanus
a bacterial disease marked by rigidity and spasms of the voluntary muscles.
Mumps
a contagious and infectious viral disease causing swelling of the parotid salivary glands in the face, and a risk of sterility in adult males.
Reubella
a contagious viral disease, with symptoms like mild measles.
Measels
an infectious disease which produces small red spots all over the body.
Varicella
chicken pox
Diptheria
highly contagious bacterial disease causing inflammation of the mucous membranes.
Hepatitis
inflammation of the liver.
Meningitis
inflammation of the meninges.
Pertussis
whooping cough