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    The HIB Bacterium

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      What is it?

HIB is a type of bacteria that resides in a person's nose and throat, spread through sneezing and coughing. While harmless to most adults, children under the age of 5 and people with weakened immune systems are at a higher risk of becoming seriously ill.

HIB doesn’t cause symptoms itself, but it can cause serious diseases such as:

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Pneumonia

An infection that inflames the air sacks in the lungs.

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Meningitis

Inflammation of the meninges (tissues) that cover the brain and spinal cord.

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Cellulitis

Infection of the deeper layers of the skin.

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Bacteremia

Prescence of bacteria in the bloodstream/bloodstream infection

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Septic Arthritis

Infection of the joints, causing inflammation.

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