2007-01-25 11:20:36 · 22 answers · asked by rhonda s 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
Yes unfortunatley, there are many different types of influenza viruses...good luck. keep your hands clean, get plenty of rest and eat well and you should be ok. ;)
2007-01-25 11:26:10 · answer #1 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well when your vaccinated for the flu, they're really injecting a small bit of the virus into you so your body can learn how to fight it for if and when you come in contact with the more intense virus. So if you've recently gotten the flu shot and you feel like you have the flu, it may just be your body fighting what they put into you. If it was a little while ago, then its not LIKELY that you will get the flu but I suppose it's probably possible because there are so many varieties of the virus...it shouldn't be as bad as without the flu shot though!
2007-01-25 11:26:56 · answer #2 · answered by KM 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes. Usually not the full blown flu, but most people after getting the flu shot experience some flu symptoms. Most likely nothing major, atleast a far cry from the actual flu.
2007-01-25 11:29:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you can- the flu shot is comprised of "dead " flu viruses meant to help your body create antibodies. The pharmaceutical company's doctors predict each year which will be the dominant flu strains that season, and include those in the vaccine. They aren't always correct, and you can always contract a strain not included in the vaccine. Contrary to popular belief, the vaccine cannot "give" you the flu. Some people react to the vaccine with a mild fever or pain in the arm, but the virus in the vaccine is not "live," and therefore is incapable of making you sick.
2007-01-25 11:25:42 · answer #4 · answered by P_P_K 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes. A flu shot only targets specific kins of flu's, the flu's that the CDC think might be most prevalent that flu season. There are many different kinds of flu's every year not covered by a flu shot. So guess what happens when you get the strain of flu not covered by your flu shot? achoo
2007-01-25 11:30:27 · answer #5 · answered by slysis 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would not rush to get flu shots. Too much medicine or too many vaccines for this and that will do more harm than good in the long run.
Stay away from the filthy masses, if you can. School is also a very bad environment these days for young people, with illegals bringing in horrible and unheard of diseases.
2007-01-25 11:27:28 · answer #6 · answered by Joseph C 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
yes. I think the flu shot is to reduce the length of experiencing the flu. So instead of suffering for a week you suffer for a day or two.
2007-01-25 11:26:31 · answer #7 · answered by aplusjimages 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The flu shot has been known to give people a really bad case of the flu.
2007-01-25 11:25:36 · answer #8 · answered by helplessromatic2000 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, the Flu vaccine is made the previous year for one strand but another strand could hit.
2007-01-25 11:27:07 · answer #9 · answered by Laughing Libra 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you can. No vaccine is 100% effective.
However, if you catch the flu, it may not be as bad with the vaccine .
2007-01-25 11:30:23 · answer #10 · answered by Lizzie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes the vaccine is a best educated guess as to what is likely to be going arround and is usually figgured out in feb. it takes a long time to make the vaccine itself. so you still can get the flu even if you have had it.
2007-01-25 11:27:03 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋