Infectious Diseases All these diseases can be prevented by immunisation

Influenza-the Flu 1918 Flu Pandemic. 50 million to 100 million people worldwide died-more than in the trenches in WWI

Smallpox There is no treatment for smallpox. Of every ten people infected, three die.

Rubella-German Measles 1962-1965, Rubella infections in pregnant women caused up to 30,000 still births and 20,000 children to be born disabled

Tetanus 70% of newborn babies who get tetanus will die.

Polio John Prestwich , paralysed from the chin down, is 64 -he has not taken a breath for himself since he was struck down with polio at the age of 17. He is kept alive by a machine that breaths for him.

Cervical Cancer Cervical cancer is sexually transmitted. The more partners a woman has the greater her risk. The type of micro-organism that causes cervical cancer in women can also cause cancer of the penis in men.