Type B
Americanadjective
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of or relating to a pattern of behavior characterized by an unhurried, patient, tolerant manner, an ability to relax easily, and amiability, and possibly associated with a decreased risk of heart disease.
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of or relating to a person who exhibits Type B behavior.
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In the 1990s, he helped create an inexpensive vaccine targeting the bacteria known as haemophilus influenzae type b, or Hib, which had been killing children under 5.
From Washington Post • Jun. 18, 2022
Thirty years ago, children received vaccines that protected against eight diseases: measles, mumps, rubella, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, Haemophilus influenzae type b and polio.
From Washington Post • Apr. 17, 2017
The vaccine targets the C and Y strains of meningococcal bacteria, as well as Hib bacteria, which is short for Haemophilus influenzae type b.
From Reuters • Jun. 15, 2012
In March, for example, Japanese officials suspended a vaccine for pneumococcal illnesses and one for Haemophilus influenzae type b when four children died shortly after immunization.
From Nature • May 25, 2011
The representatives of this family may be considered as the quatrefoil on the Gothic side of the Alps; 95 and the Egyptian multifoiled shaft on the south, approximating to the general type, b, Fig.
From The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) by Ruskin, John
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