Can A Flu Vaccine Cause A Seizure?
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Viral Influenza
Influenza, commonly called the flu, is always caused by a virus.
There are different strains of influenza:
- Influenza A is the most widespread and most severe strain. It can affect both animals and humans. Influenza A is the cause of the worldwide epidemics (pandemics) of the flu that have occurred. An estimated 142,000 hospitalizations per year are due to this strain of the flu. Influenza A is usually further categorized by two ...
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Colds and the Flu: Medications
...healthy adults, immunization typically reduces the chance of illness by about 70 - 90%. The current flu vaccines may be slightly less effective in certain patients, such as the elderly and those... Read more »Encephalitis: Viral: Causes
CausesArbovirusesArboviruses, including the West Nile virus, are transmitted by blood-sucking insects such as mosquitoes and ticks. Most of the time, the viral infections initially develop in birds.... Read more »Travel to Developing Countries: Travel Precautions
Travel PrecautionsVector-borne diseases are infections transmitted by insects that harbor parasitic, viral, or bacterial organisms. Common diseases include yellow fever and malaria, but there are... Read more »Colds and the Flu: Diagnosis
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Medications
...from growing. It is not a substitute for the flu vaccine. (See Notes) Oseltamivir... Read more »
...from growing. It is not a substitute for the flu vaccine. (See Notes) Oseltamivir... Read more »
...virus from growing. It is not a substitute for the flu vaccine. (See also Notes section.) How To... Read more »
...clopidogrel Tell your doctor if you have received flu vaccine in the nose within 2 weeks... Read more »
...clopidogrel Tell your doctor if you have received flu vaccine in the nose within 2 weeks... Read more »
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Half-Dose Flu Shot
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December 11, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new study reveals it is generally safe to stop anti-seizure medications in children with epilepsy who have been seizure-free... Read summary »
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August 24, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) ? Children who have normal IQs before they experience a first seizure may develop problems with language, memory, learning and... Read summary »
Pinpointing Seizures
October 18, 2006SEATTLE (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- A high-tech cap is going to tell doctors exactly where Dawn Helton's seizures are happening in her brain. She's... Read summary »
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