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We have made these photos available for many vaccine-preventable diseases as an added resource. We list them separately from each disease’s main page. Learn more about Hib (Haemophilus influenzae type B).
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Child with swollen face due to a Hib infection.
Courtesy of Children’s Immunization Project, St. Paul, Minnesota
Cerebrospinal fluid culture positive for Haemophilus influenzae, type b (Gram stain).
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The right arm of a child with Haemophilus influenzae type b, with cellulitis proven by blood culture.
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The right foot of a child with Haemophilus influenzae type b, with cellulitis proven by blood culture.
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One of three preschool-aged boys suffering from Haemophilus influenzae type b.
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Periorbital cellulitis with purulent exudate from which Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae type b were grown on culture.
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Infant with severe vasculitis with disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) with gangrene of the hand secondary to Hib septicemia.
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Inferior view of a brain infected with gram-negative Haemophilus influenzae bacteria.
Courtesy of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
