Hib bacteria usually live harmlessly in the nose ... A hematopoietic stem cell transplant (also called bone marrow transplantation or stem cell transplantation) is a cancer treatment used to ...

pestis. He probably contracted the Hib infection first, Guellil and colleagues say. While respiratory infections rarely leave marks, the boy’s kneecaps had fused to the thighbones above them.

This also includes people with sickle cell disease, before surgery to remove the spleen, or after a bone marrow transplant. The Hib vaccine may also be recommended for someone aged 5 to 18 years ...