Haemophilus influenzae

Type: Bacterium

Pairs

ascending colon - kidney (R)

cecum - cecum

thoracic 10 - thoracic 10

lacrimal - lacrimal

pares

Generalities:

H. influenzae produces mucus inside the lung. Pneumonia. It can also cause erectile dysfunction , bleeding, colitis, poor digestion.

Anaerobic facultative bacteria, there are several types, of which the most infectious is type B. It can be considered an opportunistic pathogen. In children and imunodepresed it may cause pneumonia, meningitis, epiglottitis, otitis, conjunctivitis, sinusitis, sepsis.

Transmission

From person to person, by air. Contagion can occur from the first day the disease is contracted to more than 7 days later.

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