Immunizations - Other Vaccinations

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Highlights	Hepatitis A	Haemophilus Type B
Introduction	Hepatitis B	Smallpox
Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis	Poliomyelitis	Other Vaccinations
Measles, Mumps, and Rubella	Pneumococcal Pneumonia	Resources
Varicella-Zoster Virus (Chickenpox)	Viral Influenza	References

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Meningitis caused by meningococcal bacteria

ACIP recommendations now call for routine vaccination for all young adolescents (aged 11-12) as well as those previously defined as at increased risk:

People exposed to single cases or outbreaks; freshmen college students living in dorms; military recruits; travelers to developing countries where outbreaks have occurred; patients with problems in the spleen.

Vaccines are available against four subtypes of meningococcal bacteria but not for serogroup B, which causes up to 40% of meningococcal disease in the US. Among young people, fatalities have been higher in 15- to 24-year-olds than those younger than 15.

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Review Date: 02/14/2007
Reviewed By: A.D.A.M. Editorial: Greg Juhn, M.T.P.W., David R. Eltz, Kelli A. Stacy; previously reviewed by Harvey Simon, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital (8/23/2006).

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