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Diseases
> Pneumococcal
Pneumococcal
Disease
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At a glance: Pneumococcal disease is a
serious disease that causes much sickness and death. In fact,
pneumococcal disease kills more people in the United States each year
than all other vaccine-preventable diseases combined.
This page leads to many pages that
describe the disease, frequently asked questions, reference materials
for providers, etc.
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asked questions about the Pneumococcal disease such as:
- What is pneumococcal disease?
- Who is most likely to get this
disease?
- How prevalent is this disease?
- How serious is pneumococcal disease?
- How is the disease spread?
- How is the disease treated/cured?
- Can it be prevented?
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Pink
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Pink Book,
Ch16, ed7, Summary: More than 60,000
cases and more than 6,000 deaths
from invasive pneumococcal disease
(bacteremia and meningitis) are estimated
to occur annually in the United States
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VPD
Surveillance
Manual
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Summary: VPD Surveillance
Manual Chapter 9 (v. 2002) 9 1 Resistance to penicillin
and other antimicrobial agents has spread rapidly
in the United States. Chapter 9: Pneumococcal Disease...
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