What vaccines are preventable in Ethiopia?
Other added childhood vaccines given in Ethiopia protect against hepatitis B, Hib, PCV, and rotavirus. WHO has estimated that around 29% of under-five-year deaths could be prevented with existing vaccines, which prevents between 2 and 3 million deaths each year globally.
What are the 16 vaccine preventable diseases?
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.
What are the vaccine preventable diseases?
Available vaccines
- Cholera.
- COVID-19 (corona virus)
- Dengue.
- Diphtheria.
- Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)
- Human papillomavirus (HPV)
- Influenza.
- Japanese encephalitis.
Is BCG vaccine given in Ethiopia?
The prevalence of BCG vaccination was 63.6% (n=3373) and BCG vaccination coverage in urban residents was higher (88%) than rural residents (57.3%).
What type of diseases can be prevented through vaccination Class 9?
How do Vaccines help preventing diseases?
- POLIO. Polio is a contagious disease.
- TETANUS. Tetanus is non-contagious but serious disease caused by bacteria made toxin (poison).
- FLU (Influenza)
- HEPATITIS B.
- HEPATITIS A.
- RUBELLA.
- MEASLES.
- WHOOPING COUGH(PERTUSSIS)
What are 8 diseases which vaccines can prevent?
Routine vaccinations protect against these 14 diseases.
- #1. Polio. Polio is a crippling and potentially deadly infectious disease that is caused by poliovirus.
- #2. Tetanus.
- #3. The Flu (Influenza)
- #4. Hepatitis B.
- #5. Hepatitis A.
- #6. Rubella.
- #7. Hib.
- #8. Measles.
What are the preventable disease?
Vaccine preventable diseases currently include:
- diphtheria.
- tetanus.
- pertussis (whooping cough)
- poliomyelitis (polio)
- measles.
- mumps.
- rubella.
- haemophilus influenzae type b infections.