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Pneumonia is a serious health problem that is an infection or inflammation in the lungs. It can involve one lung or affect both lungs. Pneumonia can result from breathing in droplets of infective agents or germs from an infected person’s sneeze or cough, particularly in a closed space such...
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Pneumonia is a serious medical condition. It is often caused by a bacterial infection of the lungs after the onset of a virus. Other kinds of pneumonia are not caused by bacteria but by viral infection, although they are equally serious. Medical professionals should be consulted immediately after symptoms...
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What is Pneumonia? Pneumonia is a general term that means “inflammation of the lungs”. Pneumonia can infect one or both of the lungs. Inflammation occurs in the affected areas to fight off the infection due to breathing in bacteria, a virus, a fungus, or any other foreign matter that...
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Chest colds, also known as acute bronchitis, are quite common in the winter months, when the population heads indoors to get out of the low temperatures—the viruses and bacteria responsible for such infections thrive in areas of close contact. The specific type of infection plays a large role in...
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What Does Pneumonia Look Like? The signs and symptoms of pneumonia vary from mild to severe depending on your age, your health, and the type of germ that is causing the infection. Mild symptoms and signs are often similar to a cold or flu, but may last longer. Newborns...
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Group B Strep (GBS) is the most common cause of infection in newborn babies. It is a normally symptom-free bacterium that is present in up to 40% of all women. The Group B Strep is harbored in the vaginal and rectal tracts. When this bacterium goes undetected and untreated,...
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‘Pneumococcal’ is a broad term. Generally, it is characterized by any condition caused by the pneumococcus bacteria. This bacteria can cause a host of infections, including ear infections, sinus infections, meningitis, and bacteremia. One of the most common pneumococcal conditions is pneumonia – infection of the lungs. Pneumococcal pneumonia...
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The pneumonia shot (injection) is one of the leading methods of preventing the spread of pneumonia. It is also known as the pneumonia vaccine or pneumococcal vaccination, and it comes in two types. Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV13 / 13) PCV13 protects against 13 different types of pneumonia bacteria. PCV13...
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Streptococcus pneumoniae is a type of bacteria responsible for causing pneumococcal disease. Infections by this type of bacteria result in a number of illnesses including pneumonia, meningitis, ear and sinus infections and bacteremia. The bacteria is typically spread via close contact with an infected person as well as through...
Pneumonia is a serious health problem that is an infection or inflammation in the lungs. It can involve one lung or affect both lungs. Pneumonia can result from breathing in droplets of infective agents or germs from an infected person’s sneeze or cough, particularly in a closed space such...
Pneumonia is a serious medical condition. It is often caused by a bacterial infection of the lungs after the onset of a virus. Other kinds of pneumonia are not caused by bacteria but by viral infection, although they are equally serious. Medical professionals should be consulted immediately after symptoms...
What is Pneumonia? Pneumonia is a general term that means “inflammation of the lungs”. Pneumonia can infect one or both of the lungs. Inflammation occurs in the affected areas to fight off the infection due to breathing in bacteria, a virus, a fungus, or any other foreign matter that...
Chest colds, also known as acute bronchitis, are quite common in the winter months, when the population heads indoors to get out of the low temperatures—the viruses and bacteria responsible for such infections thrive in areas of close contact. The specific type of infection plays a large role in...
What Does Pneumonia Look Like? The signs and symptoms of pneumonia vary from mild to severe depending on your age, your health, and the type of germ that is causing the infection. Mild symptoms and signs are often similar to a cold or flu, but may last longer. Newborns...
Group B Strep (GBS) is the most common cause of infection in newborn babies. It is a normally symptom-free bacterium that is present in up to 40% of all women. The Group B Strep is harbored in the vaginal and rectal tracts. When this bacterium goes undetected and untreated,...
‘Pneumococcal’ is a broad term. Generally, it is characterized by any condition caused by the pneumococcus bacteria. This bacteria can cause a host of infections, including ear infections, sinus infections, meningitis, and bacteremia. One of the most common pneumococcal conditions is pneumonia – infection of the lungs. Pneumococcal pneumonia...
The pneumonia shot (injection) is one of the leading methods of preventing the spread of pneumonia. It is also known as the pneumonia vaccine or pneumococcal vaccination, and it comes in two types. Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV13 / 13) PCV13 protects against 13 different types of pneumonia bacteria. PCV13...
Streptococcus pneumoniae is a type of bacteria responsible for causing pneumococcal disease. Infections by this type of bacteria result in a number of illnesses including pneumonia, meningitis, ear and sinus infections and bacteremia. The bacteria is typically spread via close contact with an infected person as well as through...