i'm the only person in my house who got a flu shot and now im the onlyone to get the flu. but thats not the weird thing, the wave of sicknes hit me incredibly fast within (this was late yesterday) about a hour and a half i became increddibly sick, i go t verry achey hungry cold, and had arunny nose when jus t a few hours ago i was fine. and it seems to be going away fast also ive noticed alot improvement today. and ive had a highg fever and evrything. i just hope im over it by this week cuz spring break is a week away and i cant ski if im sick.
Do you think its another strain of the flu?Or do you think that the shot is helping me fight it off so fast?
2007-03-11 17:10:46 · 4 answers · asked by timmy123 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
the flu shot is a strain of the flu so you can actually get the flu from it its just not as potent as the flu strain you can also still get a cold colds are different to a flu
2007-03-11 17:18:40 · answer #1 · answered by Slamin the clam 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A flu shot does not actually take effect until about 2 weeks after you got it.
Also, the flu shot given each year is indeed meant to only protect you against one particular strain. The CDC (Centers for Disease Control) decides which particular strain the public is most at risk of contracting that year.
2007-03-11 17:19:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the flu shots are a mixture of flu viruses that local scientists/doctors choose predicting what flus they expect to be in your area.
You have a flu that wasn't in that flu shot. You most likely have another strain of the flu that i sn't in the shot
2007-03-11 17:15:27 · answer #3 · answered by clcalifornia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes you have contracted another strain of flu, don't forget there are around 12 different types floating around out there in any one given season.
2007-03-13 08:27:08 · answer #4 · answered by Bruce 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋