I have been recently diagnosed with CIDP. I have refused flu shots for the past 10 years because when I would get them I would get sick from the shot then violently ill from the flu later on. I would advise anyone who gets very ill from flu shots be checked by a neurologist for CIDP, indications of neural slowing can be found with an EMG.
I would think very important. You immune system maybe compromised because of it.is it safe for me to get the vaccine??
You are not immune to Influenza. Even getting the yearly flu vaccine is no guarantee that a person won't get the flu. You can get the flu but it won't be as bad as it could be if you hadn't received the flu vaccine.
All viruses have similar signs and symptoms. It really is a question of what body systems are effected not whether they are RNA or DNA viruses. Ones that affect the immune system (HIV) are more severe than those at affect the upper respiratory tissues (flu) for example.
How long does it take from contact with the flu virus to showing symptoms?
The temperature of the air is not relevant, it is believed to be the absolute humidity level in the air that might affect the virus's ability to infect you more easily in one season than another. Cold and flu viruses thrive when dry. This is why the flu has a season, see the related question for more detail. More: Viruses are not really alive or dead like animals and plants, they are active or inactive. They are not cellular and do not function like a living organism.
While a flu shot will not be effective against any active flu symptoms it will protect against the other flu strains contain in the shot. Flu symptoms such as high fevers, upper respiratory problems should be controlled but the flu virus in a shot is a 'dead' non-active virus and should not affect or cause any current virus.
it could, but usually, no. 8 out of 10 chance it will not affect your menstrual cycle
the flu shot was as painful as a bee sting.
Nyquil night time cold and flu does not affect how well Depo Provera works. Most medications do not affect Depo.
I am not a physician, but I can say that methadone and the flu shot affect entirely different bodily systems, so that it is unlikely that there would be any adverse interaction. However, if you have concern, you must mention this at the time you go for a flu shot. If there is a problem, the person giving the shots will be able to tell you.
There is no cure for the flu. You can take a shot prior which may prevent or medicate the symptoms only.
So you don't get the flu.
Yes, you can still get the flu shot. The flu shot should not be gotten if you are currently ill, but if you are on antibiotics, it is OK to get.
You have to wait until your better then you get the flu shot
They don't shoot you, and it isn't a 'shot' of a drink, it's a needle in the arm. In the 2009-2010 flu season there was a mist as well as a shot for the vaccination for swine flu. In the 2010-2011 flu season the vaccine for swine flu protection is included in the one vaccination for the seasonal flu.
Yes. In fact, now the seasonal flu shots are combined with the H1N1 Virus flu shot, so you don't have to get two.
it's not the law to not have your flu shot