China - Experts Warn About Streptococcus pneumonia

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（中央社台北29日電）中國每4名兒童中就有1名的鼻咽部攜帶嚴重威脅健康的肺炎鏈球菌，專家警告抵抗力下降時可能引發肺炎、腦膜炎、中耳炎等感染性疾病，造成呼吸衰竭、心肌受損，甚至死亡。​

(BW 29, Xinhua) China in every 4 children have a nasopharyngeal a serious threat to the health department to carry Streptococcus pneumoniae, experts warn may lead to decreased resistance to pneumonia, meningitis, otitis media and other infectious diseases, resulting in respiratory failure, heart damage and even death.

中新社報導，中國小兒科專家李松今天在中華預防醫學會與中國宋慶齡基金會共同舉辦的「一分鐘關注－預防兒童肺炎球菌疾病」活動上呼籲，有小孩的家長應該主動了解肺炎鏈球菌的危害，並採取預防措施。​

China news agency reported that Chinese experts, Li Song Pediatrics Preventive Medicine today in China with the China Soong Ching Ling Foundation's "one-minute attention to - prevention of childhood pneumococcal disease" activities called for parents with children should take the initiative to understand Streptococcus pneumoniae hazards, and to take preventive measures.

李松表示，肺炎鏈球菌是兒童社區型肺炎、腦膜炎的主要致病菌。​

Li Song said that Streptococcus pneumoniae is a children's community-acquired pneumonia, meningitis, the major pathogens.

廣泛存在於健康成人和兒童的鼻咽腔中，主要透過咳嗽或者打噴嚏傳染。​

Widely present in healthy adults and children, nasopharyngeal cavity, mainly transmitted through coughing or sneezing.

他解釋，病菌會威脅免疫系統尚未發育完成的2歲以下嬰幼兒健康，但大部分家長對卻該病認識不足。​

He explained that the bacteria would threaten the development of the immune system has not yet completed 2 years of age healthy infants, but most parents have the disease lack of knowledge.

由於秋冬季易感染和治療困難，專家建議，應及時為出生3個月的幼兒預防接種，同時保持良好的衛生習慣。​

As the autumn and winter susceptible and treatment difficult, experts suggest should be 3 months in time for the birth of the child immunization, while maintaining good hygiene practices.

據報導，全球每年約有70至105萬5歲以下兒童死於肺炎鏈球菌導致的疾病；目前中國是全世界發病率最高的5個亞洲國家之一。​

It has been reported around the world each year 70-1050005 under the age of children die from diseases caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae; At present, China is the world's highest incidence rates in five Asian countries.

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