Can The Pneumonia Vaccine Protect You From Complecations From Flu?
Health Encyclopedia: Pneumonia
Pneumonitis; Bronchopneumonia; Community-acquired pneumonia
Prevention
- Wash your hands frequently, especially after blowing your nose, going to the bathroom, diapering, and before eating or preparing foods.
- Don't smoke. Tobacco damages your lung's ability to ward off infection.
- Wear a mask when cleaning dusty or moldy areas
Vaccines can help prevent pneumonia in children, the elderly, and people with diabetes, asthma, emphysema, HIV, ...
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Health Guide
Time for a Flu Shot?
...medical conditions, the flu shot is 30 percent to 70 percent effective in preventing hospitalization for pneumonia and influenza. Among elderly nursing home residents, the flu shot is most... Read more »Hib: vaccine
...the illnesses caused by Haemophilus influenzae type b bacteria. These illnesses include meningitis, pneumonia, and infections of the blood, bones, and joints. Serious Haemophilus influenzae type b... Read more »Immunizations: Viral Influenza
...sick with another disease. There have also been reports of flu-related deaths in very young children.Pneumonia is the major serious complication of the flu and can be very serious. It can develop... Read more »Immunizations: Haemophilus Type B
...vaccine may benefit older people who have had their spleen removed or illnesses that put them at risk for pneumonia, including sickle cell disease, leukemia, and HIV infection. Click the icon to... Read more »Colds and the Flu: Medications
...not effective against influenza B.Neither has proven to reduce the risk for complications, including pneumonia and bronchitis.Side Effects. Both agents occasionally cause nausea, vomiting,... Read more »Images
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October 31, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The most effective way to protect newborn babies from the flu virus may be to vaccinate new mothers and other family members... Read summary »
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December 11, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A half-dose flu shot may be just as effective in healthy, young people as a full dose, which could be useful during vaccine... Read summary »
Flu Shot Reduces Blood Clots
November 11, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- It's the time of the year get your annual flu shot, and now it could protect you against another danger. In a new study,... Read summary »
Pneumonia vaccine may help limit H1N1 flu deaths
August 10, 2009The more life-threatening consequences of the H1N1 swine flu virus are linked to pneumonia, but that the pneumonia vaccine is being underused, health... Read summary »
Earlier Vaccination Saves Babies? Lives
November 12, 2008By Kirsten Houmann, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A simple shift in your baby's vaccination schedule may... Read summary »
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