2006-09-22 17:42:34 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
It is your immune system recognizing an invader, and mounting an attack. This is what gives you the immunity to the actual flu, if you come in contact with it. Your immune system has this 'practice' session on the vaccine, which is far milder than the real illness. If the real influenza virus tries to get in your body later, your immune system will recognize it and beat it right away.
2006-09-22 21:07:07 · answer #1 · answered by P-nuts and Hair-dos 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The flue shot contains stuff that is basically a weakend form fo the flue... Some people actually get really sick from it, but it helps most people so they give it to people anyway.
2006-09-23 00:45:17 · answer #2 · answered by To Be Free 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The contents of the shot. They actually inject you with a certain strain of the flu virus (I believe whichever strain is going to dominate each year). They do that so your immune system will recognize the virus and fight it off in the future.
2006-09-23 00:46:33 · answer #3 · answered by cafegrrrl 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
all right answers. Note: The flu doesn't make you feel bad. Your body releases a substance call interferon (sp) which gives you body aches and the flu symptomes. Why would our own body do this? Probably because it needs lots of rest and fluids to fight the disease and if you felt fine you'd be up and about.
2006-09-23 00:55:45 · answer #4 · answered by m-t-nest 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the flu shot is injecting you with a small amount of the flu so your anti-bodies can identify it as a virus and attack it the next time you are exposed so you do get sick.
2006-09-23 00:50:44 · answer #5 · answered by Michelle M 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They inject a bit of the flu strain into you so your body can get resistant to it
2006-09-23 00:55:55 · answer #6 · answered by Lori B 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
they are injecting you with the virus to build up immunity. i drink the traditional medicinal teas - the gypsy care to fit the beginnings of flu/cold.
2006-09-23 00:45:22 · answer #7 · answered by Kissingbythesea 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
BECAUSE YOU HAVE BEEN INJECTED WITH THE ANTIBODIES THAT MAKE UP THE VIRUSES AND THEIR STRAINS OF VIRUSES INTO YOUR BODY SO THAT YOUR BODIES IMMUNE SYSTEM CAN BUILD UP AND PREVENT THE VIRUSES FULL SYMPTOMS FROM MAKING YOU FEEL VERY ILL.
2006-09-23 01:17:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Flu Shot it makes you sick no joke.
2006-09-23 00:44:18 · answer #9 · answered by sugarbdp1 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋