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Tuberculosis Vaccine - BCG (Bacille Calmette Guerin)

Caused by bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infection that most often attacks the lungs, but in infants and young children, affects other organs like the brain. A severe case could cause serious complications or death.

Hepatitis B Vaccine - Engerix-B, Heplisav-B, and Recombivax HB

Disease Caused by Hepatitis B Virus

Hepatitis B is a dangerous liver infection that, when caught as an infant, often shows no symptoms for decades. It can develop into cirrhosis and liver cancer later in life.

Poliomyelitis Vaccine - Inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) & Oral polio vaccine (OPV)

Disease Caused by Poliovirus

Polio is a virus that paralyzes 1 in 200 people who get infected. Among those cases, 5 to 10 percent die when their breathing muscles are paralyzed. There is no cure for polio once the paralysis sets in – only treatment to alleviate the symptoms.

Rotavirus Vaccine - Human monovalent live vaccine (ROTARIX), Human Bovine pentavalent live vaccine (ROTATEQ), Rotarix (RV1) , RotaTeq (RV5)

Rotaviruses cause severe diarrhoea and vomiting, which can lead to dehydration, electrolyte imbalance and shock in young children. This can lead to death if treatment, especially fluid replacement, is not immediately started.

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