CDC Around the World: Nov. 12 is World Pneumonia Day

CDC Around the World: Nov. 12 is World Pneumonia Day

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November 12 is World Pneumonia Day. Globally, pneumonia kills nearly 1 million children younger than 5 years of age each year. View large photo

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WORLD PNEUMONIA DAY Pneumonia is the biggest infectious killer of children under five in the world. Malaria Consortium works on a number of projects around the world that improve diagnosis and treatment for those who need it most. This video has been created as part of World Pneumonia Day, in order to raise awareness of a disease which kills over 2,500 children per day...watch video

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PNEUMONIA CAN BE PREVENTED—VACCINES CAN HELP Pneumonia, an infection of the lungs, needlessly affects millions of people worldwide each year. Pneumonia infections can often be prevented and can usually be treated...read story

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