{"id":59125,"date":"2025-08-12T12:13:58","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T06:43:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=59125"},"modified":"2025-08-12T13:35:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T08:05:18","slug":"pneumococcal-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/pneumococcal-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"Pneumococcal Disease"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Pneumococcal Disease Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Drug firm Pfizer recently introduced its next-generation 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV20) for adults in India, offering protection against 20 serotypes responsible for a majority of pneumococcal diseases.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Pneumococcal Disease<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pneumococcal disease refers to a <\/span><b>range of illnesses <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that <\/span><b>affect various parts of the body<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and are <\/span><b>caused by<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> infection with the <\/span><b>bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> commonly known as <\/span><b>pneumococcus<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Streptococcus pneumoniae is an encapsulated bacteria with a polysaccharide capsule, an essential factor in virulence.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">About <\/span><b>90 distinct pneumococcal serotypes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have been identified throughout the world, with a <\/span><b>small number of these<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> serotypes <\/span><b>accounting for most diseases.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Illnesses range from<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> mild infections, such as <\/span><b>ear infections, to pneumonia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>life-threatening infections of the bloodstream and central nervous system<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, such as <\/span><b>meningitis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a major public health problem worldwide.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the developing world<\/span><b> young children and the elderly <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are <\/span><b>most affected.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is estimated that <\/span><b>about one million children die of pneumococcal disease every year.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pneumococci are <\/span><b>transmitted by direct contact with respiratory secretions <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">from patients and healthy carriers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Treatment<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Treatment typically involves <\/span><b>antibiotics<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Vaccines can reduce the risk of infection,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> especially in young children and older adults.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">Pneumococcal resistance to antimicrobials<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a serious and <\/span><b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">rapidly increasing problem<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> worldwide.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/industry\/healthcare\/biotech\/pharmaceuticals\/pfizer-launches-next-gen-vaccine-for-pneumococcal-disease\/articleshow\/123239886.cms?from=mdr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ET<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pneumococcal Disease refers to a range of illnesses that affect various parts of the body and are caused by infection with the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae. 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