American Academy of Pediatrics Professional organization of pediatricians advocating for children and pediatricians, providing public and professional education, and supporting research. These links will take you to sites outside of the Georgia Division of Public Health, Department of Human Resources web site. Thank you for visiting. You also can pass the disease on to others even though you may have no symptoms. Babies born to infected mothers need special care by their health care providers from birth through the first years of life.
Diphtheria can cause severe sickness of the nose and throat.
It also can lead to pneumonia, seizures or coma. Polio causes nerve damage and can lead to muscle weakness. It can cause total loss of use of your arms, legs and lungs. Mumps causes painful swelling of your cheeks and jaws. Problems include swelling of the brain or spinal cord membrane and possible deafness.