About 2 billion people have been infected with the hepatitis B virus (HBV) worldwide, and each year 1 million people die, mostly due to cirrhosis and liver cancers that develop in the chronic form of this disease. In the U.S., about 1.25 million people have chronic hepatitis B.
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General Symptoms. The symptoms of some bacterial pneumonias, such as pneumococcal pneumonia, develop very quickly and typically include:A single... Read more »
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Prevention There are two vaccines that can prevent the development of pneumonias. A vaccine against some of the common types of Streptococcus... Read more »
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Pneumococcal meningitis is an infection that causes swelling and irritation (inflammation) of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord... Read more »
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The pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine helps protect against severe infections due to the bacteria Streptococcus pneumoniae:In the bloodIn the lungs... Read more »
According to a new government report, the recent approval of the broader and more effective PCV13 pneumococcal vaccine could greatly reduce the... Read more »