CLASSIFICATION OF COMMON
VACCINES FOR HUMANS
DISEASE
OR PATHOGEN		 TYPE OF
VACCINE
WHOLE ORGANISMS
Baterial cells:
  Cholera
  Pertussis
  Plague
  Tuberculosis		  
Inactivated
Inactivated
Inactivated
Attenuated BCG*
Viral particles:
  Influenza
  Measles
  Mumps
  Polio (Sabin)
  Polio (Salk)
  Rubella
  Varicella zoster (chickenpox)
  Yellow fever		  
Inactivated
Attenuated
Attenuated
Attenuated
Inactivated
Inactivated
Attenuated
Attenuated
PURIFIED MACROMOLECULES
Toxoids:
  Diptheria
  Tetanus		  
Inactivated exotoxin
Inactivated exotoxin
Capsular polysaccaride:
  Haemophilus influenzae type b
  Neisseria meningitidis
  Streptococcus pneumoniae		  
Polysaccaride + protein carrier
Polysaccaride
23 distinct capsular polysaccarides
Surface antigen:
  Hepatitis B		  
Recombinant surface antigen (HbsAg)
* Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) is an avirulent strain of Mycobacterium bovis.