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\nDoctors recommend that your child get 4 doses of the Hib vaccine for best protection. Your child will need one dose at each of the following ages:
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Espa\u00f1ol: Enfermedad por Hib
The best way to protect against Hib disease is by getting the Hib vaccine. Doctors recommend that all children get the vaccine.
\nThe Hib vaccine:
\nYes. The Hib vaccine is very safe, and it is effective at preventing Hib disease. Vaccines, like any medicine, can have side effects. Most children don\u2019t have any side effects from the vaccine.
\nWhen side effects do occur, they are usually mild and last 2 or 3 days. They include:
\nHib disease is a serious illness caused by the bacteria Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib). Babies and children younger than 5 years old are most at risk for Hib disease. It can cause lifelong disability and be deadly.
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\nHib disease causes different symptoms depending on which part of the body it affects.
\nThe most common type of Hib disease is meningitis. This is an infection of the covering of the brain and spinal cord. It causes the following:
\nHib disease can also cause the following:
\nHib disease is very serious. Most children with Hib disease need care in the hospital. Even with treatment, as many as 1 out of 20 children with Hib meningitis dies. As many as 1 out of 5 children who survive Hib meningitis will have brain damage or become deaf.
\nHib bacteria spread when an infected person coughs or sneezes. Usually, the Hib bacteria stay in a person\u2019s nose and throat and do not cause illness. But if the bacteria spread into the lungs or blood, the person will get very sick.
\nTo learn more about the Hib vaccine, talk to your child\u2019s doctor, call 1-800-CDC-INFO or visit www.cdc. gov/vaccines/parentsExternal \n .
\nFor more in-depth information about Hib disease, visit www.cdc.gov/hi-disease.
\nThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, American Academy of Family Physicians, and the American Academy of Pediatrics strongly recommend all children receive their vaccines according to the recommended schedule.
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