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 ...

This study is the first to show that transmission can occur via contact between the nose and the hands after exposure to pneumococcus bacteria. Pneumonia-causing bacteria can be spread through ...

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 ...

"Streptococcus pneumoniae, commonly known as pneumococcus, is responsible for half the cases of bacterial meningitis in humans," said the study's senior author, Victor Nizet, MD, professor of ...

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 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.

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.

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 ...

Pneumococcus capsules are not only the active ingredient in vaccines; they’re also key to the pathogen’s virulence. But different strains have different capsules, which means vaccine researchers need ...

that vaccinating young children against the pneumococcus (a bacterium that can cause fatal infections) causes a herd effect in which the entire community is protected against this infection.