In reality, some vaccines should be given within the first two months of birth. Every year, children are permanently disabled or die because of an illness that immunizations can prevent. The disease also can cause pneumonia, deafness, brain damage, or death. Rubella, or German measles, is a mild illness for children. A pregnant woman who gets it, however, may lose her baby or give birth to a child who is deaf or has developmental disabilities.
Polio starts with fever and muscle pain.
There is no cure for polio. Diphtheria kills one of every 10 people who get it. The disease makes it hard or impossible to swallow or breathe. Pertussis, or Whooping Cough, causes dangerous coughing spells that make breathing difficult. Tetanus germs get into the body through a scratch, cut or deep wound.