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Bacteria Haemophilus Influenzae Clinical  Acute Meningitis  Symptoms:  Begins

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Acute Bacteria Meningitis 
Symptoms: 
- Begins: URI (runny nose, ear infection Otitis media) 
- Headache, stiff neck, epiglottitis (swelling of epiglottis to the point of choking, drooling, sore throat) 
- Pneumonia
Diagnose: bacteria in the blood or cerebrospinal fluid (growth, antigen test of PCR) 
Vaccine: Polysaccharide only (Hib vaccine-type b)

Tags: gram_neg

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