Group B strep infection is the most common cause of neonatal sepsis and meningitis in the United States. Group B strep infection can also afflict nonpregnant adults with certain chronic medical conditions, such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, obesity, and cancer.
To research his immortal tale, Stoker immersed himself in the history, lore and legends of Transylvania, which he called a âwhirlpool for the imagination.â. Bram Stokerâs Dracula novel was published in Romanian for the first time in 1990.
Draculâs son, then held as a hostage by the Turks, would succeed his father as voivode in September 1456. Called Prince Vlad Tepes (the Impaler), he put 20,000 persons to death during the six years between 1456 and 1462.