Child Immunizations in New Jersey
What Diseases Do Common Vaccines Prevent?
We offer all the following vaccines to prevent serious diseases in children at our pediatric office in New Providence, NJ. Visit our immunization schedule page for more specific information on dosages and age specifications for each of these vaccines. Call us at (908) 508-0400 to schedule an appointment or learn more about immunizations.
| Disease | Vaccine | Disease spread by | Disease symptoms | Disease complications |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chickenpox | Varicella vaccine protects against chickenpox. | Air, direct contact | Rash, tiredness, headache, fever | Infected blisters, bleeding disorders, encephalitis (brain swelling), pneumonia (infection in the lungs) |
| Diphtheria | DTaP* vaccine protects against diphtheria. | Air, direct contact | Sore throat, mild fever, weakness, swollen glands in neck |
Swelling of the heart muscle, heart failure, coma, paralysis, death |
| Hib | Hib vaccine protects against Haemophilus influenzae type b. |
Air, direct contact | May be no symptoms unless bacteria enter the blood |
Meningitis (infection of the covering around the brain and spinal cord), intellectual disability, epiglottitis (life threatening infection that can block the windpipe and lead to serious breathing problems), pneumonia (infec tion in the lungs), death |
| Hepatitis A | HepA vaccine protects against hepatitis A. | Direct contact, contaminated food or water |
May be no symptoms, fever, stomach pain, loss of appetite, fatigue, vomiting, jaundice (yellowing of skin and eyes), dark urine |
Liver failure, arthralgia (joint pain), kidney, pancreatic, and blood disorders |
| Hepatitis B | HepB vaccine protects against hepatitis B. | Contact with blood or body fluids |
May be no symptoms, fever, headache, weakness, vomiting, jaundice (yellowing of skin and eyes), joint pain |
Chronic liver infection, liver failure, liver cancer |
| Flu | Flu vaccine protects against influenza. | Air, direct contact | Fever, muscle pain, sore throat, cough, extreme fatigue |
Pneumonia (infection in the lungs) |
| Measles | MMR** vaccine protects against measles. | Air, direct contact | Rash, fever, cough, runny nose, pinkeye | Encephalitis (brain swelling), pneumonia (infection in the lungs), death |
| Mumps | MMR**vaccine protects against mumps. | Air, direct contact | Swollen salivary glands (under the jaw), fever, headache, tiredness, muscle pain |
Meningitis (infection of the covering around the brain and spinal cord) , encephalitis (brain swelling), inflam mation of testicles or ovaries, deafness |
| Pertussis | DTaP* vaccine protects against pertussis (whooping cough). |
Air, direct contact | Severe cough, runny nose, apnea (a pause in breathing in infants) |
neumonia (infection in the lungs), death |
| Polio | IPV vaccine protects against polio. | Air, direct contact, through the mouth |
May be no symptoms, sore throat, fever, nausea, headache |
Paralysis, death |
| Pneumococcal | PCV vaccine protects against pneumococcus. | Air, direct contact | May be no symptoms, pneumonia (infection in the lungs) |
Bacteremia (blood infection), meningitis (infection of the covering around the brain and spinal cord), death |
| Rotavirus | RV vaccine protects against rotavirus. | Through the mouth | Diarrhea, fever, vomiting | Severe diarrhea, dehydration |
| Rubella | MMR** vaccine protects against rubella. | Air, direct contact | Children infected with rubella virus sometimes have a rash, fever, swollen lymph nodes |
Very serious in pregnant women—can lead to miscar riage, stillbirth, premature delivery, birth defects |
| Tetanus | DTaP* vaccine protects against tetanus. | Exposure through cuts in skin | Stiffness in neck and abdominal muscles, difficulty swallowing, muscle spasms, fever |
Broken bones, breathing difficulty, death |
* DTaP combines protection against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis.
** MMR combines protection against measles, mumps, and rubella.
All information received from the www.cdc.gov