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Vaccines & vaccinations guide
Pneumococci are a group of bacteria that multiply in the nose and throat. Typically, the disease causes sinus and middle ear infections, but in some cases it can be far more dangerous.
Dangerous Pneumococcal infections (called Invasive Pneumococcal) are more likely to affect infants, toddlers, and the elderly, though there are other risk factors. You are at an even higher risk for Pneumococcal if you are an African-American, Native American, Eskimo, diabetic, or have an immune deficiency. Every year, the bacterial infection progresses into meningitis, bacteremia, or pneumonia.
Every year, 1,400 cases of meningitis develop from Pneumococcal. Meningitis is a bacterial infection that attacks the lining of the brain and spinal cord. 17,000 yearly cases of bacteremia (a serious blood infection) follow a Pneumococcal diagnosis.
