Children's Health Choose a Subcategory Children's Health Basics Newborns and Toddlers Children's Nutrition and Fitness Children's Diseases and Conditions - Autism - Diabetes - Inflammatory Bowel Disease Children's Safety Current Topics in Children's Health Related Topics - Allergies - ADD and ADHD - Cancer - Mental Health - Asthma - Teen Health Featured Video Pneumococcal Vaccine for Kids Video Transcript Streptococcus pneumoniae--also known as pneumococcus--is a common bacteria that often causes ear infections in children, but can also lead to dangerous conditions such as pneumonia and meningitis. A v... More

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