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The Progresa program in Mexico combined conditional cash transfers with nutritional education and micronutrient-fortified food supplements; this resulted in a 10 percent reduction in the prevalence of stunting in children 12–36 months old. [15] Milk fortified with zinc and iron reduced the incidence of diarrhea by 18 percent in a study in India.
It is the most common bacterial pneumonia found in adults, the most common type of community-acquired pneumonia, and one of the common types of pneumococcal infection. The estimated number of Americans with pneumococcal pneumonia is 900,000 annually, with almost 400,000 cases hospitalized and fatalities accounting for 5-7% of these cases. [2]
Pneumonia fills the lung's alveoli with fluid, hindering oxygenation. The alveolus on the left is normal, whereas the one on the right is full of fluid from pneumonia. Pneumonia frequently starts as an upper respiratory tract infection that moves into the lower respiratory tract. [55] It is a type of pneumonitis (lung inflammation). [56]
But the virus can cause complications in vulnerable populations, including infants, children under 2, people over 50, those with weakened immune systems and those with heart or lung disease ...
RSV infects around 90% of children within the first two years of life
The prevalence of undernutrition is highest among children under five. [24] In 2021, 148.1 million children under five years old were stunted, 45 million were wasted, and 37 million were overweight or obese. [26] The same year, an estimated 45% of deaths in children were linked to undernutrition.
The pneumonia is caused by tiny Mycoplasma pneumoniae bacteria and cases are spiking this year, particularly among preschool-age children, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and ...
S. pneumoniae is a common member of the bacterial flora colonizing the nose and throat of 5–10% of healthy adults and 20–40% of healthy children. [2] However, it is also a cause of significant disease, being a leading cause of pneumonia, bacterial meningitis, and sepsis.