Pneumococcal Disease
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tlon8833
Last updated 7 years ago
Discipline:
Science Subject:
Human Anatomy
Grade:
7,8,9,10,11,12


Pneumococcal Disease
Cause of the Disease
Types
Founders
Streptococcus pneumoniae bacterium also known as pneumococcous
Non-invasiveInvasive
Spreads from person to person via respiratory droplets
Chills,Sweat,Aches,Pains,Headache and Malaise
Symptoms
Usually treated with antibiotics
Treatment
How the disease is transmitted
-physical examination-blood presure test-chest x-ray-specimen test
Diagnosis
-Tobacco smoker-patients with cerebrospinal fluid leak-people with cochlear implant
High Risk Patients
Prevention
4 doses of either the PCV7, PCV10, or PPS23 vaccine
Sternberg documented the cause of malara, lobar pneumonia, and the roles of losis and typhoid fever.
Pasteur discovered vaccination, microbialfermentation and pasteurization.
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