Pneumococcal Disease

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.