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Health Encyclopedia: Meningitis Pneumococcal
Pneumococcal meningitis
Prevention
Early treatment of pneumonia and ear infections caused by pneumococcus may decrease the risk of meningitis. There are also two effective vaccines on the market to prevent pneumococcus infection.
The current recommendations are for people at high risk for pneumonia, children, and everyone over the age of 55 to be vaccinated.
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Expert & Community Posts
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Health Guide
Mycoplasma pneumonia
...causes 15-50% of all pneumonia in adults and an even higher percentage of pneumonia in school-aged children. People at highest risk for mycoplasma pneumonia include those living or working in... Read more »Pneumonia
...Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus). Respiratory viruses are the most common causes of pneumonia in young children, peaking between the ages of 2 and 3. By school age, the bacterium ... Read more »Viral pneumonia
...pneumonia typically have impaired immune systems such as people with HIV, transplant patients, young children (especially those with heart defects), the elderly, and people taking medications to... Read more »Pneumonia: Risk Factors
...people in the US develop CAP, and 600,000 people are hospitalized. The elderly, infants, and young children are at greatest risk for the disease.Risk Factors for Hospital-Acquired (Nosocomial)... Read more »Immunizations: Pneumococcal Pneumonia
...chronic medical conditions and illnesses and is the leading cause of ear infections and sinusitis in children. The most serious complication is pneumonia.About 1.2 million people are hospitalized... Read more »Images
Medications
...(pneumocystis-type). This medication should not be used in children less than 2 months of age... Read more »
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