Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- abbreviation Haemophilus influenzae type b
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- noun Haemophilus influenzae,
serotype b : a particular type ofbacterium responsible forpneumonia ,meningitis , and other diseases.
Etymologies
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Examples
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HiB - Improved Hib conjugate vaccine licensed in December 1987, and single dose added to childhood schedule in 1988.
EPA Study: Autism Boom Began in 1988, Environmental Factors Are Assumed 2010
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Protection against Hib is mediated by antibodies directed against the Hib polysaccharide.
Hib Vaccine 2008
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Hib is a bacterium that is commonly found lining the surface of the nose and the back of the throat.
Hib Vaccine 2008
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The vaccines would target pneumococcal pneumonia, diphtheria, pertussis or whooping cough, tetanus, measles, rotavirus, malaria and Haemophilus influenza type B, also known as Hib disease, which is a brain infection.
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This includes the very first one, diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, polio and bacterial infection Hib, which is recommended to be administered at just two months.
Landmark U.S. Study: Delaying Child’s Vaccinations May Do Harm | Impact Lab 2010
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In the past three years, doctors also have seen outbreaks of other vaccine-preventable diseases such as mumps, whooping cough and a life-threatening bacterial infection called Hib.
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In the past three years, doctors also have seen outbreaks of other vaccine-preventable diseases such as mumps, whooping cough and a life-threatening bacterial infection called Hib.
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The vaccines would target pneumococcal pneumonia, diphtheria, pertussis or whooping cough, tetanus, measles, rotavirus, malaria and Haemophilus influenza type B, also known as Hib disease, which is a brain infection.
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In the past three years, doctors also have seen outbreaks of other vaccine-preventable diseases such as mumps, whooping cough and a life-threatening bacterial infection called Hib.
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In the past three years, doctors also have seen outbreaks of other vaccine-preventable diseases such as mumps, whooping cough and a life-threatening bacterial infection called Hib.
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