Nose picking is major source of S. pneumoniae colonization

Nose picking is major source of S. pneumoniae colonization

Although it is suspected that Streptococcus pneumoniae is mainly transmitted through the inhalation of airborne droplets, research published in the European Respiratory Journal suggests that nose picking or rubbing can be sources of colonization. Researchers said that understanding the transmission of pneumococcus is important because more than 1.2 million infant deaths are related to the

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