Coughing, sneezing, and high temperature are common signs of a cold. While these may look harmless, they can also be symptoms ...

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most important cause of infantile bronchiolitis and pneumonia. It is ubiquitous, with most children acquiring their primary infection within the first year ...

About 2% of antibiotic prescriptions over the study period were connected to RSV diagnoses, especially in seniors and infants ...

Adults 50 and older can now get the shot, as rates of the illness climb. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has ...

One of the most common causes of pneumonia is infection of the lungs with the bacteria Streptococcus pneumoniae. These bacteria mainly affect your lungs and can cause sometimes life-threatening ...

WHO study lists top endemic pathogens for which new vaccines are urgently needed: Geneva, Switzerland Thursday, November 7, 2024, 09:00 Hrs [IST] A new World Health Organization ( ...

World Pneumonia Day, celebrated annually on November 12th, emphasises the worldwide health burden of pneumonia, a lung infection that affects millions of people, mainly children and the elderly. While ...

Pathogens where vaccines are approaching regulatory approval, policy recommendation or introduction include dengue virus, ...

The WHO identified 17 endemic pathogens that urgently require vaccines, including Group A streptococcus and Klebsiella ...

or are already recovering from a respiratory illness. Sabella recommends young children get the pneumococcal pneumonia vaccine, which protects against a bacterium called Streptococcus pneumoniae ...

She conducts studies on the epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, and neurodevelopmental, ocular, and audiologic outcomes of children born with congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has lowered the recommended age from 65 to 50 for adults to get vaccinated against a type of bacteria that causes pneumonia and other illnesses.