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Table 1. Common Diseases and Their Recommended Vaccines
Recommended Vaccines at the 11 or 12 year-old visit:
Disease
Spread by
Details
Meningitis, caused by the
bacteria Neisseria
meningitidis
Droplet transmission
(coughing, sneezing)
Spreads quickly amongst
young, healthy people in
close, cramped quarters
like dorms or schools.
1 dose at 11-12 years
High fevers, a terrible
headache, stiff neck, bright
lights bother them, patchy
or spotty dark-purple
rashes that don't fade
when pressure is applied1.
HPV, Human Papilloma
Virus
Skin-to-skin and sexual
contact
Some strains cause genital
warts in both sexes; highrisk strains cause cervical
cancer, penile, and
oropharyngeal cancers
Currently, the AAP recommends
giving 3 doses to girls at 11-12
years of age. The CDC recently
made the recommendation that
boys get this vaccine at the 11-12
years of age.
Whooping cough, caused
by the bacteria Bordatella
pertussis
Fine droplet; highly
contagious. Infected
droplets are “spewed out”
into the atmosphere during
coughs
1-2 months of continuous,
spasm-like coughs that end
in a big “whoop”, often at
night, low-grade fever,
exhaustion, vomiting after
coughing
A booster dose of Tdap (tetanusdiphtheria-acellular pertussis); may
lead to a pretty sore arm for a
couple of days
Fever, fatigue, sore throat,
cough, runny nose, body
aches, headache,
sometimes vomiting and
diarrhea. Can lead to
complications like
pneumonia, bacterial
infections, and missing a
big Friday night date.
Annually, starting around SeptOctober2
Influenza – the yearly flu, a Droplet and contact
virus that loves the cold
transmission
weather and areas with lots
of people
Vaccine
Catch-up Shots:
Chickenpox – caused by
the Varicella-Zoster Virus
Fine droplet transmission;
highly contagious
High fevers, loss of
2 doses3
appetite, fatigue, an allover itchy, blistery rash. 1
in 50 develops
complications: bacterial
skin infection (eg. Strep) or
ear infections, and rarely:
pneumonia, and brain
infection/inflammation.
Hepatitis B virus
Sexual contact (it lives in
bodily fluids like blood,
semen and vaginal fluids),
or a needle prick
A liver infection that can be Your teen should've received 3 doses
life-long; causes jaundice, of this vaccine, the last one given at
fatigue, poor appetite, liver least 6 months from the first one.
damage
Measles
Mumps
Rubella
Droplet and contact
transmission; highly
contagious
Fevers, rash, fatigue
2 doses, given at least 1 month
(Measles, Rubella); swollen apart
salivary glands and
testicles (Mumps)
Poliovirus
Droplet and contact
transmission
This virus infects nerves
and their cells, leading to
paralysis
3 or 4 doses, the last one given after
4 years of age
1 If untreated, just about 100% of Neisseria meningitis leads to fatalities or long-term complications like hearing loss. Even if
treated, the fatality rate is still 10-15%, and long-term complications 15-20%.
2 Annual flu vaccine: every year, newer versions of the virus update themselves (not unlike the iPhone) and circulate around, so
we need a new vaccine to fight off the flu (like downloading new software updates to use that new iPhone)
3 Chickenpox vaccine: when it first came out in 1995 (around the time current teenagers were born), only one shot was
recommended. After a few years, doctors noticed some "breakthrough" cases, and that about a third of children had lost their
antibodies. In 2006, a new recommendation was made to give a second shot. Your teen most likely had one dose of chickenpox
already – just make sure he or she gets a second dose.