How to help prevent potentially serious pneumococcal bacterial infections with only three doses
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Vaccines have been a hot topic this year due to the pandemic and the race to immunize adults and now kids against the virus that causes COVID-19. But vaccines have long been recommended for babies and children in order to prevent serious illnesses like mumps, polio, Hepatitis B and whooping cough. In fact, the Government of Canada?s National Immunization Strategy for children targets up to 12 vaccine-preventable diseases including invasive pneumococcal disease, a family of infections caused by harmful bacteria.
What is invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD)"
Not as well known as chicken pox or measles, IPD is caused by the Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria. These bacteria are spread through droplets produced by talking, coughing or sneezing. Babies and toddlers one of the groups that are more susceptible to falling ill because of their immature immune systems. When these bacteria get into the lungs, blood or brain?they can cause serious infections. What kinds of pneumococcal infections are there, and what are the symptoms"
The pneumococcus bacteria causes up to half of middle ear infections in young kids. Most parents are familiar with the signs of an ear infection, which include fever, ear pain (often apparent because the child pulls at the affected ear), a red eardrum and fussiness or sleeplessness.
IPD infections can also occur in the lungs (bacteremic pneumonia), blood (sepsis or bacteremia) and brain or spinal cord (meningitis). The symptoms depen...
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