The pneumococcus, or Streptococcus pneumoniae, produces over 90 chemically distinct capsule types and the inability to produce capsule renders the bacterium severely attenuated. As with most Gram ...

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. Pneumococcus is a bacterium which ...

The battle with pneumococcus over the past century is reminiscent of the Hundred Years' War, the struggle between England and France that was interrupted by truces and stalemates. Streptococcus ...

Like other respiratory illnesses, pneumococcus infections can spread via coughing and sneezing. However, the CDC also acknowledges that little is known about how some carriers may develop natural ...

The ordinary soluble salts of mercury and numerous new mercurial compounds were found to be without appreciable effect in prolonging the lives of mice infected with a dose of Type I pneumococcus ...

Economic studies also show that the cost of treating diseases such as HPV, Hib, shingles (herpes zoster) and pneumococcus far exceeds the cost of vaccination. Shen said China's vaccine ...

Image Credit: JPC-PROD / Shutterstock.com Pneumococcus is a bacterial infection caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae or pneumococcus. This bacterium colonizes the upper respiratory tract of humans ...

In addition to the annual flu shot taken by about two-thirds of older Americans every fall and winter, older adults are now encouraged to get a vaccine against the pneumococcus bacteria and a two ...

It starts out with the fever and chills. There may be some coughing and chest pain, possibly also difficulty in breathing. As a parent, you are naturally really anxious and worried about your sick ...

The Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 43, No. 6 (Dec., 1928), pp. 543-553 (11 pages) A method for the concentration of the protective substance in antipneumococcus horse serum has been given.

In December 2021, the Pasteur Institute announced the development of rotavirus and pneumococcus vaccines. However, it has not yet been industrialized. BCG, polio, hepatitis B, measles, rubella, and ...