Meningitis is an infection of the meninges, the membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord. Bacteria called Streptococcus pneumonia cause pneumococcal meningitis. Symptoms include fever ...

Pneumococcal meningitis is a serious bacterial infection of the membranes that cover your spinal cord and brain. It’s caused by a common bacteria that many people have in their bodies, but in ...

Meningitis can be a frightening diagnosis. Our expert guide breaks down the different types—bacterial, viral, and fungal—and ...

This vaccine protects against pneumococcal infections, which are especially dangerous in children younger than 5 years old. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that all ...

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

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THE association of salmonella osteomyelitis with sickle-cell anemia is well known,1 but that of pneumococcal meningitis with sickle-cell anemia has not been reported. In a recent survey of 305 pati ...

Now, pneumococcal and meningococcal meningitis are still number one, but the epidemiology has shifted from kids to adults. In the 1980s, the median age of bacterial meningitis were infants with H ...

Nonetheless, in 2019, the global incidence of bacterial meningitis was still 2.5 million, resulting in 236,000 deaths and long-term complications such as deafness, seizures, or worse in roughly ...

T he Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved Merck’s new pneumococcal vaccine for adults 18 and older.. The vaccine, which will be sold under the name Capvaxive, is designed to protect ...

Pneumococcal vaccine for babies and young children PCV15 and PCV20 are safe for children under 5, with doses given at 2 months, 4 months, 6 months, and 12-15 months.