Disease Information

This section of our site contains information on a selection of vaccine preventable diseases. Should you require further information on any of the vaccines described here you should consult your doctor.

Vaccines against disease fall into three categories.

1. Vaccines for childhood diseases:

Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (whooping cough), Haemophilus influenzae B infection (Hib), Polio and Meningococcal Infections.

2. Vaccines for adults who are at risk of certain diseases:

Influenza, Hepatitis B, Pneumococcal Pneumonia.

3. Vaccines for those travelling abroad:

Hepatitis A, Typhoid Fever, Yellow Fever, Hepatitis B, Rabies, Japanese Encephalitis, Meningococcal Infections and Tick-borne Encephalitis.