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Hib

British  
/ hɪb /

acronym

  1. Haemophilus influenzae type b: a vaccine against a type of bacterial meningitis, administered to children

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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René Roy, a prominent Canadian chemist and Vérez’s partner in developing the synthetic Hib vaccine, said they picked on the wrong guy.

From Washington Post Jun. 18, 2022

By some estimates, Robbins’ vaccine against the illness, called Hib meningitis, has saved 7 million lives since it was licensed in 1989.

From Seattle Times Dec. 20, 2019

And that doesn't begin to cover pneumococcal meningitis, Hib, pertussis, Rotavirus, HPV cancer, chronic Hep B, tetanus -- vaccine-preventable diseases, all.

From New York Times Oct. 10, 2014

Hib disease was the most common cause of bacterial meningitis in children under the age of 5 before vaccines for the strain became common.

From Reuters Jun. 15, 2012

The Kasbah is the official quarter, where the soldiers and governing officials have their home, and the prison called Hib Misbah receives all evil-doers, and men whose luck is ill.

From Morocco by Forrest, A. S. (Archibald Stevenson)

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