In a new consensus statement, the European Society of Cardiology has declared vaccinations for common infections to be a ...

In addition to the annual flu shot, older adults can get a vaccine against the pneumococcus bacteria, RSV, shingles and a COVID booster.

Pneumococcus frequently colonizes children and the elderly. It can inhabit the back of the throat without causing any symptoms, but when it spreads to tissues beyond the throat, it can cause mild to ...

Pneumococcus Genome Sequence Completed Date: July 20, 2001 Source: University Of Illinois At Chicago Summary: A University of Illinois at Chicago biologist is part of a team that has successfully ...

New research has shown how the immune system detects and destroys the bug, pneumococcus, which could help in the development of a new vaccine against the disease.

Researchers discover what pneumococcus says to make you sick Carnegie Mellon University researchers have identified a molecule that plays a key role in bacterial communication and infection. Their ...

The bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae, or pneumococcus, is a common and contagious microorganism responsible for a range of mild and severe infections, including pneumonia, meningitis and sepsis.

Learn all about the bacteria Streptococcus pneumonia: how it can affect you and how you can protect yourself.

In February, 1963, a tetracycline-resistant Type 14 pneumococcus was isolated from the sputum of a patient with sarcoidosis who contracted classic lobar pneumonia while on tetracycline therapy ...

TEHRAN – Iranian scientists strive to domestically produce the two vaccines of pneumococcus and rotavirus to vaccinate all children aged one year and younger, head of the preventable diseases ...

Pneumococcus is the most common cause of acute respiratory and ear infections. Researchers estimate that over 3 million children die every year worldwide from pneumococcus-triggered pneumonia ...