Blog #pneumococcal vaccine

Meningitis is a serious and potentially life-threatening inflammation of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord. One of the most effective ways to prevent meningitis, particularly bacterial meningitis, is through vaccination. The Pneumococcal vaccine has been instrumental in reducing the incidence of pneumococcal meningitis in both children and adults.

Meningitis, a severe disease of membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord, is the result of these microorganisms namely viruses, bacteria, and so on that can attack the nervous system too. On the other hand bacterial meningitis, in many cases caused by the pneumococcus bacteria, is a very grave disease, and quite often, this emphasizes the fact that vaccination can be the only possible effective preventive measure.