Haemophilus influenzae is a kind of bacteria that can cause flu-like symptoms. Haemophilus influenzae does not cause the flu and actually has nothing to do with the influenza virus.

LOWELL, Ind. — An Indiana mother is using her grief to warn other parents about a bacterial infection that killed her son within hours. "This is not your typical everyday flu," said Ashlee ...

Ashlee Dahlberg said it all started when her 8-year-old son, Liam, came home from school with a headache in April.

"This is not your typical everyday flu," said Ashlee Dahlberg of Haemophilus influenzae, also known as "H. flu" or "Hib." Doctors say it's a bacterium – not a virus – and it's extremely deadly.

LOWELL, Ind. — An Indiana mother is using her grief to warn other parents about a bacterial infection that killed her son within hours. "This is not your typical everyday flu," said Ashlee ...

LOWELL, Ind. — An Indiana mother is using her grief to warn other parents about a bacterial infection that killed her son within hours. "This is not your typical everyday flu," said Ashlee Dahlberg of ...