... received help me to resist
pneumonia?
Pneumococcal 23-Valent Vaccine - Will the Pneumococcal Polysaccharide (PPV0 Immunization Vaccine I?
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- 22 Jul 2010 by Crow1945
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- pneumonia, pneumococcal 23-valent vaccine
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suzanne669 Aug 2010
Yes, the vaccine will protect you aganist pneumonia.
Pneumococcal-polysaccharides-vaccine-ppv-23-valent is a vaccine used to protect against Pneumococcal disease caused by the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae, also known as pneumococcus .
Infection with the bacteria can result in pneumonia, infection of the blood (bacteremia/sepsis), middle-ear infection (otitis media), or bacterial meningitis.
http://www.drugs.com/mtm/pneumococcal-polysaccharides-vaccine-ppv-23-valent.html
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