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2. The Unexpected Sign of Pneumonia Most People Miss ... - AOL

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   Since pneumonia can take a dangerous turn, it's important to know the earliest signs of it. Dr. Zweig says that, typically, pneumonia starts as a regular viral upper respiratory infection.

3. CDC lowers recommendation age for pneumonia vaccine to adults ...

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   The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now agrees. On Wednesday, an independent group of advisers to the CDC voted 14 to 1 to lower the age for routine pneumococcal vaccines to 50.

4. Transmission-based precautions - Wikipedia

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   Transmission-based precautions are infection-control precautions in health care, in addition to the so-called "standard precautions". They are the latest routine infection prevention and control practices applied for patients who are known or suspected to be infected or colonized with infectious agents, including certain epidemiologically important pathogens, which require additional control ...

5. Pulmonary hygiene - Wikipedia

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   Pulmonary hygiene, also referred to as pulmonary toilet, [1] is a set of methods used to clear mucus and secretions from the airways.The word pulmonary refers to the lungs.The word toilet, related to the French toilette, refers to body care and hygiene; this root is used in words such as toiletry that also relate to cleansing.

6. Pneumococcal pneumonia - Wikipedia

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   It is the most common bacterial pneumonia found in adults, the most common type of community-acquired pneumonia, and one of the common types of pneumococcal infection. The estimated number of Americans with pneumococcal pneumonia is 900,000 annually, with almost 400,000 cases hospitalized and fatalities accounting for 5-7% of these cases. [2]

7. Here’s The Biggest Symptom Of Walking Pneumonia To ... - AOL

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   In fact, cases of “walking pneumonia” have increased across the country, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).