Word: streptococcus
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Harvard physician has developed a vaccine that could prevent thousands of babies each year from acquiring Group B streptococcus, a potentially deadly infection...
...Group B streptococcus is a bacterium present in many women's bodies...
...arrival of the real-life thriller The Hot Zone on the best-seller list, plus outbreaks of cholera, tuberculosis, Legionnaire's disease, hantavirus, plague and -- yes -- the flesh-eating version of streptococcus bacteria, have driven home a frightening truth: the war against infectious diseases is nowhere near over. In fact, because of drug-resistant bacteria and newly emerging viruses, medical science actually seems to be losing ground...
...notorious flare-up in Gloucestershire, England, of what the press dubbed flesh-eating bacteria alerted people to the dangers of streptococcus-A infections. The common bacteria that cause strep throat generally produce no lasting harm if properly treated, but certain virulent strains can turn lethal. Strep-A infections claim thousands of lives each year in the U.S. and Europe alone...
...very difficult for a bacterium to develop a shield that offers universal protection. Diphtheria and tetanus can be prevented by vaccines if they are used properly. A vaccine against the pneumococcus bacterium has recently come out of the lab as well, and scientists expect to test one that targets streptococcus A within a year...