About Pneumonia - Prevent Pneumonia

HOW BAD IS IT?

It is not good. Pneumococcal pneumonia could take you out of your daily routine for weeks.¹^

HOW BAD IS IT?

It is not good. Pneumococcal pneumonia could take you out of your daily routine for weeks.¹^

Pneumococcal pneumonia is an infectious, ² potentially serious bacterial ² lung disease ³ you can catch anytime, anywhere. ⁴ In severe cases, it can put you in the hospital ² and even be life-threatening. ³

Pneumococcal pneumonia can be passed from person to person. ⁵ You can catch it from a cough or close contact. ⁵

Many people think it is a common cold, ⁶ but it is not.

Unlike the common cold, which are caused by viruses, ⁶ pneumococcal pneumonia is caused by bacteria. ⁶ Symptoms can be severe ³ and hit you without warning. ⁴ In fact, it can take weeks for symptoms to resolve. ^{1^} The cough and fatigue may last for weeks and longer. ^{1^}

65 or older risk of pneumococcal pneumonia

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^Streptococcus pneumoniae is one of the most common pathogens found in community acquired pneumonia (CAP) 7

References
1. Wyrwich. WK, et al. Observational longitudinal study of symptom burden and time for recovery from community-acquired pneumonia reported by older adults surveyed nationwide using the CAP Burden of Illness Questionnaire. Patient Related Outcome Measures 2015:6 215–223.
2.CDC Pink Book 13th ed 2015 (Ch17) https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/pneumo.html (accessed 6th Aug 2020)
3. CDC Pneumococcal symptoms and complications https://www.cdc.gov/pneumococcal/about/symptoms-complications.html (Accessed 27th Aug 2020)
4. American Lung association. https://www.lung.org/blog/you-can-still-get-pneumonia-in-summer#:~:text=In%20fact%2C%20pneumococcal%20pneumonia%20can,pneumonia%20is%20called%20pneumococcal%20pneumonia (Accessed 6th Aug 2020)
5. CDC How to prevent pneumococcal factsheet, https://www.cdc.gov/pneumococcal/resources/prevent-pneumococcal-factsheet.pdf (accessed 3rd Aug 2020)
6. National heart and lung and blood institute -pneumonia diagnosis. https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/pneumonia (Accessed 27th Aug 2020)
7. Jain.S, et al. Community-Acquired Pneumonia Requiring Hospitalization among U.S. Adults N Engl J Med 2015;373:415-27.

Many people think you get pneumonia in the hospital, but hospitals are not the only places you can catch it. ²In fact, it’s more common to catch pneumonia, including pneumococcal pneumonia, while you are out in the community going about your everyday life. ²

Pneumococcal pneumonia is caused by bacteria, not a virus. ²

The most common bacteria that causes pneumococcal pneumonia is called Streptococcus pneumoniae. ²

The bacteria can spread from person to person through coughing or close contact. ³ When the bacteria get into the lungs, they can cause some of the alveoli (air sacs in the lungs) to become inflamed and fill with mucus. ² This is what causes pneumococcal pneumonia symptoms such as chest pain, coughing, and difficulty breathing.²

^Streptococcus pneumoniae is one of the most common pathogens found in community acquired pneumonia (CAP) ⁴

The symptoms of pneumococcal pneumonia can come on suddenly. ²Symptoms generally include an abrupt onset of fever and chills or rigors. ² It can take weeks for symptoms such as tiredness, weakness and shortness of breath to resolve. ^{1^}

SYMPTOMS OF PNEUMOCOCCAL PNEUMONIA³

Drag the bar over the graphic to see some of the many ways pneumococcal pneumonia can affect your body.

^Streptococcus pneumoniae is one of the most common pathogens found in community acquired pneumonia (CAP) ⁴

Pneumococcal pneumonia can take you out of your daily routine for several weeks. ^{1^}In severe cases, it can put you in the hospital. ² The average hospital stay is 14 days. ³ Symptoms may vary for certain populations. Some people are at risk of developing more severe pneumonia or fatal complications. ⁴

At 65 or older, the risk of hospitalization with pneumococcal pneumonia is over 6X* greater than adults aged 18–49. ⁵

You may still feel the impact of the symptoms for days to months after onset of illness ^{1^}

*Risk is dependent on individual risk profile. (healthy; adults included those without evidence of any high-risk or at-risk condition, At risk; adults included those who were immunocompetent with 1 or more chronic medical conditions or high risk ; adults included those who were immunocompromised or had a cochlear implant) ⁵^Streptococcus pneumoniae is one of the most common pathogens found in community acquired pneumonia (CAP) ⁶

References
1. Wyrwich .WK, et al. Observational longitudinal study of symptom burden and time for recovery from community-acquired pneumonia reported by older adults surveyed nationwide using the CAP Burden of Illness Questionnaire. Patient Related Outcome Measures 2015:6 215–223
2. CDC Pink Book 13th ed 2015 (Ch17) https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/pneumo.html ( accessed 6th Aug 2020)
3. Michelin.L,et al. Mortality and costs of pneumococcal pneumonia in adults: a cross-sectional studyJ Bras Pneumol. 2019;45(6):e20180374
4. National heart and lung and blood institute -Pneumonia 2016 https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/pneumonia (Accessed 6th Aug 2020)
5. Pelton.SI, et al. Decline in Pneumococcal Disease Attenuated in Older Adults and Those With Comorbidities Following Universal Childhood PCV13 Immunization.CID 2019;68(11):1831–8
6. Jain.S, et al. Community-Acquired Pneumonia Requiring Hospitalization among U.S. Adults N Engl J Med 2015;373:415-27.