Pneumonia is the single biggest killer of children under the age of 5 world wide – more than 2 million children a year. I am always struck by this statement, because when I think of high childhood mortality diseases I think of diarrhea, malaria, HIV/AIDS. This biggest pneumonia players globally are respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), [...]
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Did you know it was pneumonia?
Posted in Respiratory, tagged bacteria, pneumonia, Vaccine Preventable, virus on June 8, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Factoid Roundup
Posted in influenza, News, Respiratory, tagged cough, H1N1, Hepatitis, influenza, Pertussis, Vaccine Preventable, virus on June 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Influenza money While swine-origin influenza A(H1N1) and other pandemic-potentialities threaten, in some ways, they are good for the economy. Of course Novavax is sitting pretty because of H1N1 vaccine development, but the rubber-glove industry is also thriving just now. And some have done quite well for themselves in selling face-masks, particularly a Japanese entrepreneur who [...]
