The nurse is teaching a group of mothers of infants about the benefits of immunization. The nurse will explain that the life-threatening disease epiglottitis can be prevented by immunization against:
A)Hepatitis B.
B)Polio.
C)Measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR).
D)Haemophilus influenzae type B (HIB).

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Haemophilus influenzae type B (HIB) is a bacterial infection that can cause severe illnesses such as epiglottitis (inflammation of the epiglottis) in infants and young children. Immunization against HIB can prevent these life-threatening illnesses. Hepatitis B, Polio, and MMR do not prevent epiglottitis.

The Nurse Is Teaching a Group of Mothers of Infants