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You can get sickness from anywhere, even from your room mates flu. That tiny bacteria can spread inside your body into a vast number and that can cause you to be ill. Although pneumonia is the extreme case for a flu, it could happen if your sickness goes untreated.
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Can you have the flu and pneumonia at the same time?
Yes, in fact that is one of the primary initial complications of the flu: a secondary bacterial pneumonia or sometimes a secondary viral pneumonia.
How do you protect from pneumonia?
One of the best ways to protect yourself from Pneumonia is to get a flu shot since the flu is a common cause of Pneumonia. Another way to try to protect yourself from Pneuumonia is to get vaccinated for Pneumococcal Pneumonia.
Does flu immunization cover pneumonia?
Not directly. The flu shot will only prevent the specific type of viral influenza that the vaccine has been developed to prevent. Most pneumonia is due to bacterial infections and not viral, although viral pneumonia and bacterial pneumonia are both common secondary complications of influenza. So, in the sense of preventing the flu that might have a secondary complication of pneumonia, it could be somewhat effective but not assured. For better prevention of pneumonia, there is a pneumonia vaccine that can be received at the same time as the flu vaccine, which is often done in the elderly or those with underlying health problems, especially chronic lung or heart diseases.
Does Swine Flu cause pneumonia?
Yes it can. Complications from swine flu can cause respiratory infections including pneumonia. Swine flu itself can evolve into viral pneumonia, or it can be what is called an "opportunistic" bacterial infection (secondary infection) that a weakened immune system or one that is busy fighting the virus can allow.
Can flu shot and pneumonia shot be taken at same time?
I did and had no problems, plus, I had 3 others with those.
What is the most common symptom of pneumonia?
Pneumonia normally starts off with flu like symptoms (a cough and fever).
Can the flu go into walking pneumonia?
One of the complications of influenza is secondary pneumonia, it may be either viral pneumonia or it could be bacterial pneumonia taking advantage of the weakened state of the host.
Can a virus cause illness?
flu, pneumonia and many otherr things
How do you get ammonia out of water?
it is pneumonia and you can by being very cold or the flu can turn into it if you have it bad.
What are the release dates for Healthy Body Healthy Mind - 2003 Preventing Flu and Pneumonia 9-7?
Healthy Body Healthy Mind - 2003 Preventing Flu and Pneumonia 9-7 was released on: USA: 2008
I have bacterial pneumonia and the flu. Can i take my suboxone with the cefuroxime that the doctor rx'd me?
call the pharmacy
What are the complications of Swine Flu?
There could be many, every person can react differently to different viruses, especially if they have underlying medical problems. The most common serious complication is probably pneumonia as a secondary infection. It could either be a viral pneumonia or a bacterial pneumonia. See the related question below for information about the symptoms of the H1N1/09 flu and about people who may be at high risk for complications from swine flu.
