The Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria causes pneumococcal disease ... talk to their doctor about which PCV to receive. Pneumococcal pneumonia affects about 12% to 13% of all people who are ...

PETALING JAYA: There is a pressing need to raise awareness on pneumonia, say doctors. The 2023 statistics showed that ...

Vaccination is extremely crucial in reducing morbidity and mortality by protecting billions of people every year from infectious diseases. The key reason the adult population has grown significantly ...

Therefore, the introduction of the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine, PCV into the Brunei Darussalam National Expansion Immunisation Programme will provide an opportunity to protect infants and young ...

At first, much the same. But inevitably, dangerous diseases would resurge in a country that isn’t prepared for them.

Vaxcyte's new pneumococcal vaccine may only ... prevalent serotypes of S pneumoniae, which causes more than 150,000 cases of pneumonia requiring hospitalisation in the US every year and 300,000 ...

An infectious disease specialist urged persons with comorbidities who will go on vacation to cold countries such as Japan to ...

Marianna De León told Newsweek that she would not be able to live a full life had she not had them again after serious health battles.

HMPV causes flu or cold-like symptoms ... a leading cause of bacterial pneumonia. Dr Jha elaborated that two primary vaccines are available: the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) and the ...

World Health Organization. Pneumonia in children. University of Texas Austin. Pneumococcal pneumonia. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Mycoplasma pneumoniae causes and transmission. Centers ...

Antibiotics can be used to treat a litany of illnesses, but one thing they can’t combat is a viral infection.