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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.