(WXYZ) — In today’s Health Alert, the Detroit Public Schools Community District confirmed there were cases of Haemophilus influenzae in students at Marcus Garvey ...

Scientists have identified two proteins that could be used for a potential vaccine against nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi). Working in a mouse model, the investigators found that ...

A vaccine that tackles the bacteria that cause up to 200 million childhood infections every year could be possible, experts say. The team found that H. influenzae from around the world show ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – It can be almost painful to watch individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) breathe. When they’re not coughing, they’re fighting for every breath. Approximately 24 ...

Some physicians are increasingly worried that Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), a potentially disabling and sometimes lethal bacterial infection in children, is making a comeback as vaccine ...

The Hib vaccine protects against severe bacterial infections like meningitis, pneumonia, and epiglottitis caused by the bacterium H. influenzae type b. The Hib bacteria spread through sneezing, ...

The oldest known case of the disease was found in a 6-year-old boy who died around the year 550 Unsurprisingly, the boy’s tooth also contained genetic remains of Y. pestis. He probably contracted the ...

Researchers at the University of Queensland (UQ) have identified how a common bacterium is able to manipulate the human immune system during respiratory infections and cause persistent illness. The ...