What is Pneumococcal Disease?
By The MNT Editorial Team
Last updated Tue 5 January 2016
by CDC/Janice Carr
Pneumococcal disease is an infection caused by the Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. pneumoniae) bacterium, also known as pneumococcus. Infection can result in pneumonia, infection of the blood (bacteremia/sepsis), middle-ear infection (otitis media), or bacterial meningitis.
The World Health Organization (WHO) says that pneumococcal disease is the world’s number 1 vaccine-preventable cause of death among infants and children younger than 5 years of age.
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/info/pneumococcal-disease
