19 Invasive Haemophilus influenzae
https://www.cdc.gov/hi-disease/
19.1 Epidemiologic Review
19.1.1 Disease Information
Overview: Haemophilus influenzae is a bacterial pathogen that can result in severe infections, particularly in infants. Syndromes as a result of an H. influenzae infection include bacteremia (infection in the blood), meningitis (infection in the brain and spinal cord) or pneumonia.
Symptoms: Depending on the syndrome caused as a result of H. influenzae, symptoms can include fever, chills, nausea, diarrhea, shortness of breath, abdominal pain, chest pain, headache and fatigue.
Transmission: H. influenzae is transmitted person-to-person by droplets or direct contact with an infected person.
Treatment: Antibiotics are the most common form of treatment for all syndromes.
Prevention Vaccine is available for type B (Hib). Routine childhood vaccinations are the best measure to prevent the disease.
19.1.2 Demographics
Race and Age demographic figures are not available due to low case counts.
| Ethnicity | Rate per 100k |
|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1.2 |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 1.1 |
| Unknown | <5 cases |
Rates for Unknown Ethnicity are not displayed due to low case counts.
19.1.4 Monthly and Historical Comparisons
Data for Utah and the CDC were retrieved from the CDC’s Notifiable Infectious Disease Data Tables and were available up until 2020.