Epiglottitis: Symptoms and treatment
Brief overview Symptoms: Sudden onset of illness, severe feeling of illness, slurred speech, swallowing hurts or is not possible, salivation, shortness of breath and choking suddenly occur (medical emergency) Causes and risk factors: Mostly infection with the bacterium Haemophilus influenza type B, more rarely Streptococcus pneumoniae or Staphylococcus aureus; insufficient vaccination against HiB is a … Epiglottitis: Symptoms and treatment
