Belongs to paramyxovirus family. Classified in the genus Pneumovirus, family Metapneumovirus. Closely related to avian Pneumovirus. Eightgenes have been identified, which encode nineproteins.

Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) is a leading cause of respiratory tract infections worldwide and continues to be a global health burden. Adhesion and colonization of host cells are crucial ...

Background Pleural infection is common, and has a >30% major morbidity and mortality—particularly when infection is caused by Gram-negative, Staphylococcus aureus or mixed aerobic pathogens. Standard ...

US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has repeatedly claimed in public statements that most vaccines recommended for children in the US have not been tested against placebos ...

Objective Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccine has been available in India's private sector market since 1997. It was not until 14 December 2011 that the Government of India initiated the ...

Haemophilus influenzae type b, or Hib, is a term few know, but it can lead to extremely serious sickness in children. There was a sad story out of Indiana recently that brought this infection into ...

Haemophilus influenzae is a bacterium - not a virus like the flu - with bacterial infections proving deadly. According to the Cleveland Clinic, Hib infections can be 'invasive', with a mild infection ...

Doctors diagnosed Liam with the extremely deadly Haemophilus influenzae type b, also known as “H. flu” or “Hib.” change.org “To have sat there and listened to the doctors say, ‘You did ...