See Also: haemophilus influenza(medicine)
Haemophilus influenza meningitis(medicine)
haemophilus influenza b vaccine(medicine)
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boll(2) (iou) and haemophilus influenza (medicine)


boll(2) (iou)



boll noun2. ME.
[Old Norse bolli (cf. blotbolli sacrificial bowl) = Old English bolla BOWL noun1: cf. BOLL noun1.]
A dry measure for grain etc., most commonly equivalent to six bushels.

haemophilus influenza (medicine)


Haemophilus influenza
<bacteria> A gram-negative bacteria that is a common cause for epiglottitis, meningitis, conjunctivitis, sepsis and respiratory infections.

Haemophilus influenza type b is a gram-negative bacteria that is responsible for a significant percentage of bacterial sepsis (blood-borne infection) cases in infants under 4 months of age (pneumonia, epiglottitis, sepsis, septic arthritis, cellulitis). There is a new vaccination available to protect against this common infant pathogen (HIB vaccine, haemophilus influenza b vaccine).