Pneumo Rischio
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About this app
The contents of this application have been developed by the Department of Health Sciences of the University of Florence and the Department of Health Sciences of the University of Genoa.
The objective of the App
This application is easy to use and with a few clicks you can:
- calculate the potential risk of invasive pneumococcal disease (eg. Pneumonia, bacteraemia, meningitis and sepsis)
- raise awareness of the risk of contracting pneumococcal disease
- stimulate people to seek further information from your referring doctor about the pneumococcal disease and their prevention.
Who is at risk for invasive pneumococcal disease
All people are at risk of getting sick. However some groups of people are more at risk than others. These groups are: young children, adults aged 65 and older, people with chronic diseases such as cardiovascular, respiratory, kidney, liver, diabetes etc. Also, they are very high risk people with diseases or conditions that weaken the immune system (eg. Malignant tumors, HIV / AIDS, prolonged intake of certain drugs such as immunosuppressants and cortisone).
Pneumococcal disease
The pneumococcus is a very common bacterial pathogen for humans. It is transmitted by sick people or healthy carriers, usually through the air with saliva droplets, for example, by coughing or sneezing. The bacterium can cause different diseases, which can be divided into non-invasive (eg. Pneumonia, otitis, sinusitis, conjunctivitis) and invasive. There is talk of invasive pneumococcal disease when it enters into sterile sites such as blood or cerebrospinal fluid causing very serious conditions such as pneumonia, bacteraemia, meningitis and sepsis. These diseases can sometimes be deadly: indeed, worldwide each year pneumococcal disease causes about 1.6 million deaths.
How it is calculated the risk
The risk factors were identified using the Italian and international guidelines. The estimated risk of the individual diseases was obtained by rigorous scientific data. For each disease is calculated the increased risk compared to people without the disease and is displayed on a color scale (yellow = low risk, medium risk = orange; red = high risk). The level of risk was calculated based on scientific studies in unvaccinated against pneumococcus.
The objective of the App
This application is easy to use and with a few clicks you can:
- calculate the potential risk of invasive pneumococcal disease (eg. Pneumonia, bacteraemia, meningitis and sepsis)
- raise awareness of the risk of contracting pneumococcal disease
- stimulate people to seek further information from your referring doctor about the pneumococcal disease and their prevention.
Who is at risk for invasive pneumococcal disease
All people are at risk of getting sick. However some groups of people are more at risk than others. These groups are: young children, adults aged 65 and older, people with chronic diseases such as cardiovascular, respiratory, kidney, liver, diabetes etc. Also, they are very high risk people with diseases or conditions that weaken the immune system (eg. Malignant tumors, HIV / AIDS, prolonged intake of certain drugs such as immunosuppressants and cortisone).
Pneumococcal disease
The pneumococcus is a very common bacterial pathogen for humans. It is transmitted by sick people or healthy carriers, usually through the air with saliva droplets, for example, by coughing or sneezing. The bacterium can cause different diseases, which can be divided into non-invasive (eg. Pneumonia, otitis, sinusitis, conjunctivitis) and invasive. There is talk of invasive pneumococcal disease when it enters into sterile sites such as blood or cerebrospinal fluid causing very serious conditions such as pneumonia, bacteraemia, meningitis and sepsis. These diseases can sometimes be deadly: indeed, worldwide each year pneumococcal disease causes about 1.6 million deaths.
How it is calculated the risk
The risk factors were identified using the Italian and international guidelines. The estimated risk of the individual diseases was obtained by rigorous scientific data. For each disease is calculated the increased risk compared to people without the disease and is displayed on a color scale (yellow = low risk, medium risk = orange; red = high risk). The level of risk was calculated based on scientific studies in unvaccinated against pneumococcus.
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