Nathan Degaro

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Haemophilus Influenzae Serotype B

• Nathan Degaro
• Period 7
• 03-21-07

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• Wanted
• Reward
• Comes to the name HIB
• Usually found in young Children
• Really hard to see!!!

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AKA

• Haemophilus Influenzae Serotype B
• Common Name- HIB
• HIB disease

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Highlights of the Disease

• Hib Disease
• Symptoms- fever, weakness, vomiting, and a
  stiff neck.
• Deadly and causes brain infection

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M.O.

• Attacks the lower respiratory track
• Spreads through bodily fluids

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Description

• Rod shaped
• Gram stain is negative
• Is very infectious
• Contagious through anything that the person with
  the decease touches

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Most Common Victims

• Most commonly attacks children under the age of 5
• Can cause brain damage sometimes

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Hide Out

• Most commonly found in younger children

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Armed and Dangerous

• The damage from this disease is very bad and
  harms many people unvaccinated
• Hib can be very deadly depending on how quickly
  it is noticed

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Number of Victims

• Before immunizations, 20000 were affected per
  year
• 1000 died
• The amount of people affected are unknown

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Effective Weapons

• Immunizations are one of the few effective
  weapons to this day, other than getting over it
  yourself
• The only other option to getting over the disease
  once you have it is through your immune system
  fighting it off

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Sources

• http//www.dhpe.org/infect/hib.html
• http//www.ecoliblog.com/articles/
• http//www.s113616465.onlinehome.us/1998/v3/d/feld
  mess/fig3.jpg
• http//healthgate.partners.org/browsing/browseCont
  ent.asp?fileName187038.xmltitle