While children under five, particularly those under two, are the most vulnerable, pneumococcal diseases also affect adults.

Symptoms can include: Shortness of breath Chest pain High fever Chills Cough The best way to reduce your risk of pneumococcal disease is vaccination. There are four pneumococcal vaccines available.

In 2011, UK doctors found that rates of serious disease were still seven times higher in people on HIV treatment and with a CD4 cell count above 500, compared to the general population. Symptoms of ...

The CDC revised its pneumococcal pneumonia shot recommendation, saying there is a substantial increase in the risk for ...

Just one in four (25%) people at high risk of pneumococcal disease, an infection that causes pneumonia—children younger than 2, adults older than 64, and those with certain chronic health ...

Pregnant patients in their third trimester and postpartum women showed higher risk for IPD compared with nonpregnant patients.

The pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV) is currently recommended for older adults and high-risk subjects, including patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma.

The Greek physician Hippocrates described the symptoms of pneumonia 2,400 years ago. But this affliction of the lungs still kills more people in the United States than any other infectious disease ...

Healthcare providers, public health officials and policymakers need to develop a greater understanding of the serious health impact of pneumococcal disease in elderly adults. In addition to ...

A well-known finding is that colonization patterns are associated with invasive disease. 1 Social restrictions ... is to describe the prevalence of pneumococcal colonization in children and adults ...