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Mild and minor infections may not prevent your getting a flu vaccination; however, if you have a fever, then you should postpone until the fever is gone. Tell the clinician before the flu vaccination that you recently had or still have the infection, but that you have no fever (they will ask and determine if there is a reason not to give you the vaccine).
In healthy adults, our bodies can deal with two different viruses at the same time, so your ability to fight the viral infection at the same time as having an immune response to the vaccine should not be an issue if you do not have a fever. If you have a fever or if you have a serious bacterial infection and are still taking antibiotics, then it is best to wait until that is gone, or consult your health care professional for advice about getting a vaccination. It might be determined that you should wait because then your body may have more difficulty working on both problems at once and it could make it take longer to both fight the active infection and to build up the immunity with the vaccine.
What else can I help you with?
Is the avian flu viral or bacterial?
Spanish flu is viral.
Is the flu caused by a bacterial or viral infection?
Influenza is caused by a virus. its straight up a virus...
Should you get a flu shot with a sinus infection?
You have to wait until your better then you get the flu shot
Is an influenza like a flu?
They are the same thing. Influenza is the full name of the viral infection and flu is a shortening of the word influenza.
What is the molecular biology for Swine Flu?
The same as that for influenza in general: it's a viral infection.
What disease is caused by the influenza virus?
Influenza, a viral respiratory infection which is also known as the flu.
Does the swine flu shot help you?
Yes, it's a vaccination that helps you prevent the swine flu infection.
What is a server tummy infection?
What most people consider a severe tummy infection is usually called the stomach flu, even though that is not the proper name for it. Influenza is the full name of the flu that is caused by a virus that is spread in the respiratory tract from one person to another. The stomach 'flu' can also be a viral infection thought it is not at all related to the one causing the classic form of flu. This type of viral infection is not airborne and is transmitted through contact with contaminated surfaces.
How to get rid of Flu?
You cannot get rid of the flu. It is a virus. The symptoms can only be treated, until your antibodies can destroy the viral structure. This is why you get a flu shot because it significantly reduces the risk of getting the flu.
Why do antibodies not work on flu?
Assuming the question is a typo for "Why do antibiotics not work on a flu?", the reason is quite simple. Influenza (Flu) is caused by a virus, not a bacteria or parasite. When you have an infection, and your doctor prescribes you antibiotics, they are working on a bacterial or parasitic infection, not a viral infection. Put quite simply, antibiotics are not effective whatsoever against viruses.
What is viral infection?
a viral infection is like the flu and mononucleosis combined. you have the same symptoms that you would have with the flu. but it isn't the flu. to find out more ask you doctor at your next appointment or call and ask the person that answers the phone. hope this helps or helped you a little. you might think i am crazy but i got diagnosed with the viral infection yesturday, 02-12-2009. i have had to miss 4 days so far and maybe more. so hoped this helped. thx for taking the time to read, Anna on wikianswers.com
Will a flu shot help once you have been exposed to the flu?
It won't prevent that particular exposure from resulting in infection, but if the exposure was to a different type of flu virus than the types of flu the vaccine was made to prevent, then you will still have protection to the other type(s) by getting the shot. In healthy adults, the flu shot typically takes 2 weeks after injection to provide antibody protection against the flu, this is longer than the typical duration of most symptoms of the flu, so your body will likely have a stronger (and quicker) response to the full strength virus in the wild to which you were exposed and that will help before the shot can. It sure won't hurt and since you will likely not have a lab confirmation of the type of flu to which you were exposed, getting the flu shot is still important in case they are different types of flu viruses in the shot and in the exposure. The shot will not act to reduce the symptoms or duration of the flu from the environmental exposure like an anti-viral medicine might. Consult with your doctor or the pharmacist for advice on whether you might benefit from anti-viral medicines and for advice on whether the flu vaccination is still needed since you have had wild exposure (they may be able to determine if the type of flu in the shot is the same or different from the type to which you were exposed and offer some opinions on the continued need for the vaccine). Likely they will still recommend that you get the vaccine, however.
