National Institute for Public Health and the Environment
Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport
Pneumococcen ta bacterianan. Hendenan di 60 aña y mas por bira malo mas lihe y mas grave di pneumococcen Bo sistema di inmunidad ta bira mas malo ora bo bira mas grandi. Bo por haña un malesa serio manera pulmonia. E prik aki ta haci e chens pa bo bira malo dor di pneumococcen menos.
Pneumococci are bacteria. There are more than 90 different types of pneumococci. Anyone can carry these bacteria without becoming ill. When that happens, the bacteria are present inside the nose. When people sneeze and cough, bacteria are pushed out into the air in small droplets. If other people inhale the small droplets, they could become infected.