What causes pneumococcal pneumonia?

What causes pneumococcal pneumonia?

Pneumococcal disease is caused by bacteria called Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus). People with pneumococcal disease can spread the bacteria to others when they cough or sneeze. Symptoms of pneumococcal infection depend on the part of the body affected.

What is the etiological agent of pneumonia?

A common cause of bacterial pneumonia is Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus). However, clinicians are not always able to find out which germ caused someone to get sick with pneumonia.

How is pneumococcal pneumonia transmitted?

How is pneumococcal disease spread? It spreads from person-to-person by coming into contact with fluids like the saliva or mucus of someone who is sick. Many people, especially children, can have this bacteria in their nose or throat without being ill and can still transmit the disease to others.

How prevalent is pneumococcal pneumonia?

Overall, invasive pneumococcal disease in adults 19 through 64 years old decreased from 16 cases per 100,000 people in 1998 to 8 cases per 100,000 people in 2019.

How is pneumococcal disease prevented?

The best way to prevent pneumococcal disease is to get the vaccines recommended for you. There are two types of pneumococcal vaccines.

What is etiologic agent?

Etiologic agents (infectious substances), materials known or reasonably expected to contain a pathogen, require different types of special handling.

What are the four classification of pneumonia?

A pneumonia infection is classified based on how it is acquired and can be categorized into community-acquired, hospital-acquired, healthcare-acquired, or aspiration pneumonia.

What are the major risk factors for the pneumococcal disease?

Risk Factors

• Alcoholism.
• Cerebrospinal fluid leak.
• Chronic heart, lung, liver, or renal disease.
• Cigarette smoking.
• Cochlear implant.
• Decreased immune function from disease or drugs.
• Diabetes.
• Functional or anatomic asplenia, including sickle cell disease.

What is the difference between pneumonia and pneumococcal?

“Several different things can cause pneumonia. Pneumonia can be classified into bacterial, viral, fungal or aspiration as the cause. Pneumococcal pneumonia specifically refers to a pneumonia caused by the Strep pneumo bacteria,” Dr. Jenkins says.

Where is pneumococcal disease most prevalent?

Pneumococcal disease is deadly The rates are highest among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, especially in central Australia. Pneumococcal disease is also an important cause of pneumonia in adults 65 years of age or over. Older people are especially at risk of death from this disease.