Polk County’s level of immunization for kindergartners dropped from 96.3% in 2021 to 93.2% in 2023, still above the statewide ...

Within a day, the child was dead, felled by pneumococcus meningitis, often called strep ... vaccines do not affect the recipient’s genetic structure. Even so, Canody assures parents that ...

Your outer ear includes the pinna, the part of your ear which you can see, and the ear canal, a tunnel-like structure that ... type of infection is called meningitis. Bacteria and viruses can ...

"As a resident, I cared for a young, unvaccinated child admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit with life-threatening Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis. This devastating illness ...

Some types of meningitis are contagious. You can get it from respiratory droplets in close contact with someone. Learn about ...

The Directorate General of Health Services, or DGHS, has taken over the responsibility for administering the meningitis vaccine for Bangladeshis travelling abroad. The DGHS says it will fix ...

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Pneumococcal vaccination reduces the risk of bacterial meningitis following cochlear implantation, as reported by a recent study published in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery journal. Meningitis ...