Increasing the possibility of getting the flu even twice a year!
The name of winter is always associated with colds and such diseases. Influenza is one of the most dangerous diseases that infects a person in the winter season. This virus has different strains, each of which causes some kind of disorder in a person, but their general symptoms are the same. Follow along with Dr. Salam.
Usually when once Seasonal flu Take it, you will not experience this disease for several months; However, contracting a specific strain of influenza does not eliminate the possibility of contracting other types of it, and another strain may attack your body.
The outbreak of the new H3N2 strain of influenza has made this winter a difficult season in terms of infection Influenza and unfortunately there is still a lot of time left for it to end. Health authorities around the world say that the spread and severity of this disease will continue in the following weeks and according to current statistics, this year’s epidemic is the worst case of this disease since 2009 (2009) when the pandemic swine flu became.
But if you got this disease once this year, are you safe from getting it again?
The answer to this question is negative. Experts say that the possibility of getting this disease again in one season is low, but it exists. Dr. William Schaffner, an infectious disease specialist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, says the reason is simple: “Different strains of virus there is influenza; “As a result, getting sick with a particular strain does not necessarily protect you from other strains.”
But the good news is that getting the flu again in one season is very rare. Most people who get sick this year are infected with the H3N2 strain; But according to data from health centers around the world, a small number of people (between 10 and 15 percent) get infected with the H1N1 strain or type B influenza. H3N2 and H1N1 strains are both considered to be type A influenza.
According to Dr. Schaffner, vaccines Seasonal flu including three to four different strains of virus are, because protection against a type virus Not enough. It is possible that by being infected with one of the type A viruses, you can get some protection against other strains of influenza type A, but most likely, you will not be immune to the type B strain.
If you get sick (especially early in the flu season) and haven’t been vaccinated against it before, your doctor may be right to suggest that you get vaccinated after you recover. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) in the United States recommends that everyone over 6 months of age be vaccinated against Influenza be vaccinated; Of course, what is better for vaccination Minors, consult a doctor first.
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the deadliest pandemic Influenza throughout history. To prevent further spread Influenza This year, it is better to pay attention to the recommendations of doctors.
Source: Tabnak
20 February 2016 02:13
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