1. Gram negative coccobacilli 2) Common flora of respiratory tract. 3) "blood loving" 4) Require hematin & NAD found in blood. 5) Haemophilus influenzae = respiratory infections, ear infections, meningitis in children 6) Haemophilus ducreyi - STD chancroid

Haemophilus is not a STD.

humans

Nope

Although the organism's name includes the word "influenzae" it is not the same as the influenza virus. It is a bacterium and is treated the same as any bacterial infection with antibiotics. The taxonomy for haemophilus influenzae is:

Kingdom:Bacteria

Phylum: proteobacteria

Class: Gamma Proteobacteria

Order: Pasteurellales

Family: Pasteurellaceae

Genus: Haemophilus

Species: Haemophilus influenzae