Courtesy of Children's Immunization Project, St. Paul, MN

• child has swollen face due to Hib
  infection
• tissue under the skin covering the jaw
  and cheek is infected
• infection spreading into her face
• she is probably very sick

Hib
• very dangerous to children under five
  years old
• even more dangerous to infants

Hib germ
• caused by contact with infected person
• germ enters body through the nose and
   throat

Once infected
• unknown how long it takes to get sick

Symptoms
• fever
• severe headache
• severe sore throat
• severe breathing problems

Complications
• brain damage
• seizures
• paralysis
• hearing loss
• death