Chickenpox, which causes a rash that turns into blisters, itching, fever, and fatigue. It s usually a mild disease, but it can lead to severe skin infection, scars, pneumonia, brain damage, or death. About 3.5 million cases are reported each year. Diphtheria an infection of the throat that can lead to breathing problems, paralysis, heart failure, and death. Children cough uncontrollably and make a whooping sound as they try to breathe.
Whooping cough can lead to pneumonia and seizures.
Tetanus a potentially deadly illness that causes painful tightening of the muscles and locking of the jaw. Hepatitis B a virus that can cause acute short-term symptoms, such as loss of appetite, diarrhea and vomiting, jaundice, pain in muscles, joints and stomach, and tiredness. It can lead to liver failure and liver cancer. The vaccine for hepatitis A , a viral disease that attacks the liver, is only suggested for children living in parts of the US where the rate of this viral disease is at least twice the national average. Before the vaccine was developed, Hib was the most common cause of meningitis, an infection of the brain that can lead to paralysis, deafness, mental retardation and death.