# Official: "Anyone else sick?" thread.

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-anyone-else-sick-thread/20782>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [November 28, 2006, 9:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-anyone-else-sick-thread/20782 "2006-11-28T09:11:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Showing post:** 164

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![sickboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ea924/32.png) [@sickboy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sickboy)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2008, 6:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-anyone-else-sick-thread/20782/164 "2008-04-27T06:55:00Z")

</div>

Depending on the type of pneumonia you got… community acquired pneumonia is mainly caused by the bacteria Streptococcus pneumoniae (I’m studying this bug as a graduate student). Even though there are two vaccines out, there’s still a 5-15% colonization (where you don’t even know you have it, and your body clears it over time) in the adult populace at any time. Children have up to 50% colonization rate depending on the age group… with children under 5 being the most colonized. Usually only children, elderly and immune-compromised people may get disease after being colonized. You can probably thank your burned out condition for compromising your immune system. Hopefully the antibiotics will kick it in the ass.

---

_[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-anyone-else-sick-thread/20782)._