what is pneumococcal bacteria?
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Here are some websites that should help.
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Strep throat is a highly contagious bacterial infection that must be treated with doctor-prescribed antibiotics. Left untreated, it can cause permanent heart damage and even death. You really need to see your doctor if you think you have it. They can diagnose it very quickly and easily with a simple throat swab.
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Pneumonia means that there is an infection or inflammation in the lung tissue. It can be caused by a lot of different micro-organisms - viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites that are too small to see - but it can also be caused by corrosive chemicals breathed into the stomach or toxic gases from a fire. \n\nPneumonia is still a common disease. Many people die from it every year, most commonly women and people over the age of 70. The overall death rate due to pneumonia is currently 5 per cent.\n\nHalf of all pneumonia cases are caused by bacteria. The streptococcus bacteria, known as pneumococcus, is the main cause of the most typical pneumonia. \n\nHow is pneumonia contracted? \n\nInfection usually occurs when you breathe in the micro-organisms. \n\nMore rarely, pneumonia is contracted when bacterial colonies from infections in other places in the body - such as an infected bone - travel via the blood circulation to the lungs and stay there. \n\nFinally, you can breathe in the contents of your stomach, eg following vomiting, which causes chemical pneumonia and may bring micro-organisms into the lungs.
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The term 'penicillin' actually refers to a family of antibiotics, which are in turn, included in the even larger family of Beta-lactam antibiotics. Generally speaking, if a person is allergic to penicillin antibiotics, they are also going to be allergic to other beta-lactam antibiotics, such as cephalosporin antibiotics.\n\nThere are quite a few alternatives to penicillin antibiotics that have been shown to have varying effectiveness against some or all forms of pneumonia-causing bacteria.  These include fluoroquinolones (e.g. ciprofloxin, moxifloxicin), macrolides (e.g. azythromycin, erythromycin), tetracyclines (e.g. doxycycline), lincosamides (e.g. clindamycin), ketolides (e.g. telithromycin) and glycopeptides (e.g. vancomycin).  There are several other types of non-beta-lactam antibiotics, but these are just a few that come to mind.
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It IS "Pneumonia", and can be caused by a bacterium, usually Streptococcus pneumoniae, also called pneumococcus.\n\nHope that is what you were looking for.
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bacteria are prokaryotic(no nucleus)
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What is meant by "Type" ?\n\nMicrococcus luteus, is a yellow very small circular bacterium.  They are gram-negative I believe. (50/50 shot and I don't have my chart at easy access)
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Gram positive bacteria have a substance in their cell walls called peptidoglycan.  Gram negative bacteria have a less-complex cell wall with much less peptidoglycan.  Antibiotics such as penicillin interfere with the sysnthesis of peptidiglycan and prevent the formation of a cell wall.
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Per Wikipedia: "The spirochaetes (or spirochetes) are a phylum of distinctive bacteria, which have long, helically coiled cells. They are distinguished by the presence of flagella running lengthwise between the cell membrane and cell wall, called axial filaments. These cause a twisting motion which allows the spirochaete to move about. Most spirochaetes are free-living and anaerobic, but there are numerous exceptions."
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YEAHH! the company that i work for actually came in handy!!\n\nWhat is pneumonia?\nPneumonia is a lung infection that can make you very sick. You may cough, run a fever, and have a hard time breathing. For most people, pneumonia can be treated at home. It often clears up in 2 to 3 weeks. But older adults, babies, and people with other diseases can become very ill. They may need to be in the hospital.\n\nYou can get pneumonia in your daily life, such as at school or work. This is called community-based pneumonia. You can also get it when you are in a hospital or nursing home. This is called hospital-based pneumonia. It may be more severe because you already are ill. This topic focuses on pneumonia you get in your daily life. \n\nWhat causes pneumonia?\nGerms called bacteria or viruses usually cause pneumonia. \n\nPneumonia usually starts when you breathe the germs into your lungs. You may be more likely to get the disease after having a cold or the flu. These illnesses make it hard for your lungs to fight infection, so it is easier to get pneumonia. Having a long-term, or chronic, disease like asthma, heart disease, cancer, or diabetes also makes you more likely to get pneumonia. \n\nWhat are the symptoms?\nSymptoms of pneumonia caused by bacteria usually come on quickly. They may include:\n\nCough. You will likely cough up mucus (sputum) from your lungs. Mucus may be rusty or green or tinged with blood.\nFever.\nFast breathing and feeling short of breath. \nShaking and "teeth-chattering" chills. You may have this only one time or many times.\nChest pain that often feels worse when you cough or breathe in.\nFast heartbeat.\nFeeling very tired or feeling very weak.\nWhen you have mild symptoms, your doctor may call this "walking pneumonia."\n\nOlder adults may have different, fewer, or milder symptoms. They may not have a fever. Or they may have a cough but not bring up mucus. The main sign of pneumonia in older adults may be a change in how well they think. Confusion or delirium is common. Or, if they already have a lung disease, that disease may get worse. \n\nSymptoms caused by viruses are the same as those caused by bacteria. But they may come on slowly and often are not as obvious or as bad. \n\nHow is pneumonia diagnosed?\nYour doctor will ask you about your symptoms and do a physical exam. He or she may order a chest X-ray and a blood test. This is usually enough for your doctor to know if you have pneumonia. You may need more tests if you have bad symptoms, are an older adult, or have other health problems. In general, the sicker you are, the more tests you will have. \n\nYour doctor may also test mucus from your lungs to find out what germ is causing your pneumonia. Finding the exact germ can help your doctor choose the best medicine for you. \n\nHow is it treated?\nYour doctor will give you medicines called antibiotics. These almost always cure pneumonia. You need to take all of your antibiotics so you get well. Do not stop taking them because you feel better. Take them exactly as your doctor tells you. \n\nPneumonia can make you feel very sick. But after you take antibiotics, you should start to feel much better. Call your doctor if you do not start to feel better after 2 full days of antibiotics. Call your doctor right away if you feel worse. \n\nThere are things you can do to feel better during your treatment. Get plenty of rest and sleep, and drink lots of liquids. Do not smoke. If your cough keeps you awake at night, talk to your doctor about using cough medicine. \n\nYou may need to go to the hospital if you have bad symptoms, a weak immune system, or another serious illness.\n\nPneumonia caused by a virus usually cannot be treated with antibiotics. Home treatment, such as rest and taking care of your cough, is the only treatment.\n\nHow can I prevent pneumonia?\nIf you are older than 65 or you have a heart or lung problem, you may want to get a pneumonia vaccine. This shot may prevent pneumon
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Bacteria is a "group noun" (like a flock) for a single type of bacteria. For example "300 e. coli bacteria." (similar to 300 in the flock (flock is singular))\n\nBut when referring to different types of bacteria the noun is typically plural. For example "the the surface of human skin is infested with many bacterias, some harmful, some harmless."  (similar to "the many flocks that we saw flying south for the winter")
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Bacteria are one celled organisms. They come in 3 shapes. Rods, spheres and spirals. Some have means of transportation like flagella and cilia. Bacteria can be helpful such as in cheese making or pathogens causing disease. others are helpful in decomposing or in helping plants in the nitrogen cycle.
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Anthrax is a bacteria that releases a toxin.  The toxin forces macrophages to release huge amounts of interleukin 1, a signaling molecule that causes shock and death in excessive amounts by lowering the blood pressure way too much.
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Pneumonia is a bacterial infection of the lungs, and there are many strains and bacterias responsible for the infection.\n\nSome bugs are more infectious than others, and some are able to hop from one body to the other through the air.  Those are the worst so far as being contagious.
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Not if they're not getting any better. You need to find out what the organism is that's causing the pneumonia & find out it's antibiotic sensitivities so that you can treat the infection effectively.
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Salmonella are motile non-spore-forming, gram-negative gasterointestinal bacteria, which has to be ingested (usually secondary to contact with contaminated food, water or other materials (fomites) which have been contaminated) in order to cause infection and illness.
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There are two kinds of pneumonia.  One's caused by a bacteria and the other is caused by a virus.  The treatments would be entirely different.  You need to go to a doctor and get the appropriate treatment started.  One is more serious then the other (I can't remember which) and, unless you know everything there is to know about treating yourself, I think you need to get professional help for this one.