A vaccine-preventable disease is an infectious disease for which an effective preventive vaccine exists. If a person acquires a vaccine-preventable disease and dies from it, the death is considered a vaccine-preventable death.[citation needed]
In 2012, the World Health Organization estimated that vaccination prevents 2.5 million deaths each year.[2] With 100% immunization, and 100% efficacy of the vaccines, one out of seven deaths among young children could be prevented, mostly in developing countries, making this an important global health issue.[1] Four diseases were responsible for 98% of vaccine-preventable deaths: measles, Haemophilus influenzae serotype b, pertussis, and neonatal tetanus.[1]
The Immunization Surveillance, Assessment and Monitoring program of the WHO monitors and assesses the safety and effectiveness of programs and vaccines at reducing illness and deaths from diseases that could be prevented by vaccines.[3]
Vaccine-preventable deaths are usually caused by a failure to obtain the vaccine in a timely manner. This may be due to financial constraints or to lack of access to the vaccine. A vaccine that is generally recommended may be medically inappropriate for a small number of people due to severe allergies or a damaged immune system. In addition, a vaccine against a given disease may not be recommended for general use in a given country, or may be recommended only to certain populations, such as young children or older adults. Every country makes its own immunization recommendations, based on the diseases that are common in its area and its healthcare priorities. If a vaccine-preventable disease is uncommon in a country, then residents of that country are unlikely to receive a vaccine against it. For example, residents of Canada and the United States do not routinely receive vaccines against yellow fever, which leaves them vulnerable to infection if travelling to areas where risk of yellow fever is highest (endemic or transitional regions).[4][5]
^Wein, Harrison (2018-03-26). "Gut microbe drives autoimmunity". National Institutes of Health (NIH). Retrieved 2020-07-24.
^Kashef, Ziba (2018-03-08). "The enemy within: Gut bacteria drive autoimmune disease". YaleNews. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
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A vaccine preventable disease is an infectious disease for which an effective preventive vaccine exists If a person acquires a vaccine preventable disease and dies from it the death is considered a vaccine preventable death citation needed The most common and serious vaccine preventable diseases tracked by the World Health Organization WHO are diphtheria Haemophilus influenzae serotype b infection hepatitis B measles meningitis mumps pertussis poliomyelitis rubella tetanus tuberculosis and yellow fever 1 The WHO reports licensed vaccines being available to prevent or contribute to the prevention and control of 31 vaccine preventable infections 2 Contents 1 Background 2 List of vaccine preventable diseases 2 1 Used in non humans 3 Vaccine preventable diseases demonstrated in the laboratory on other animals 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksBackground EditIn 2012 the World Health Organization estimated that vaccination prevents 2 5 million deaths each year 2 With 100 immunization and 100 efficacy of the vaccines one out of seven deaths among young children could be prevented mostly in developing countries making this an important global health issue 1 Four diseases were responsible for 98 of vaccine preventable deaths measles Haemophilus influenzae serotype b pertussis and neonatal tetanus 1 The Immunization Surveillance Assessment and Monitoring program of the WHO monitors and assesses the safety and effectiveness of programs and vaccines at reducing illness and deaths from diseases that could be prevented by vaccines 3 Vaccine preventable deaths are usually caused by a failure to obtain the vaccine in a timely manner This may be due to financial constraints or to lack of access to the vaccine A vaccine that is generally recommended may be medically inappropriate for a small number of people due to severe allergies or a damaged immune system In addition a vaccine against a given disease may not be recommended for general use in a given country or may be recommended only to certain populations such as young children or older adults Every country makes its own immunization recommendations based on the diseases that are common in its area and its healthcare priorities If a vaccine preventable disease is uncommon in a country then residents of that country are unlikely to receive a vaccine against it For example residents of Canada and the United States do not routinely receive vaccines against yellow fever which leaves them vulnerable to infection if travelling to areas where risk of yellow fever is highest endemic or transitional regions 4 5 List of vaccine preventable diseases Edit A child being immunized against polioSee also List of human disease case fatality rates The WHO lists 34 diseases for which vaccines are available 2 Cholera Covid 19 Dengue fever 6 Diphtheria Ebola Haemophilus influenzae type b Hepatitis A Hepatitis B Hepatitis E Human papillomavirus infection Influenza Japanese encephalitis Malaria 6 Measles Meningitis Monkeypox Mumps Pneumococcal disease Pertussis Poliomyelitis Rabies Rotavirus Rubella Smallpox Tetanus Tick borne encephalitis Tuberculosis Typhoid fever Varicella Yellow fever Shingles Herpes Zoster Argentinian mammarenavirus Typhus Swine influenzaUsed in non humans Edit Bordetella Canine distemper Canine influenza Canine parvovirus Chlamydia Feline calicivirus Feline distemper Feline leukemia Feline viral rhinotracheitis Leptospirosis Lyme diseaseVaccine preventable diseases demonstrated in the laboratory on other animals EditThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it March 2018 Enterococcus gallinarum on mice to prevent bacteria triggered autoimmune disease 7 8 See also EditVaccination policy World Immunization Week Measles resurgence in the United StatesReferences Edit a b c WHO Vaccine preventable diseases Archived from the original on July 7 2005 a b c World Health Organization Global Vaccine Action Plan 2011 2020 Geneva 2012 Immunization Surveillance Assessment and Monitoring Archived from the original on July 7 2005 Retrieved 16 May 2009 Public Health Agency of Canada Canadian Immunization Guide Accessed 10 April 2014 Immunization Action Coalition Vaccine Preventable Diseases Yellow Fever Accessed 10 April 2014 a b Added to the list 2016 http www who int immunization diseases en Wein Harrison 2018 03 26 Gut microbe drives autoimmunity National Institutes of Health NIH Retrieved 2020 07 24 Kashef Ziba 2018 03 08 The enemy within Gut bacteria drive autoimmune disease YaleNews Retrieved 2020 07 24 External links Edit Media related to Vaccine preventable diseases at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vaccine preventable disease amp oldid 1168552625, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
