Polio due to a virus is now very rare in Britain except in those who refuse vaccination . It causes permanent paralysis in parts of the body especially legs . Tetanus bug lives in the soil and on rusty nails . It causes rigid muscle spasms and death within a few days . Vaccination by injection should be updated every ten years.
Whooping cough is also very rare now thanks to vaccination .
It is due to a bacterium which causes continued coughing terminated by an intense intake of breath - the whoop. Hemophilus Influenza B is a bacterium which stains negative with gram stain , causes sepsis in infants . Hepatitis B is a virus which causes damage to the liver . Common in those who share needles during illegal drug injections and can be transmitted by sex .