This link will get you to an article in todays New England Journ. of Med.:
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/353/21/2209
That deals with the viruses of influenza.
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> I never heard or believed that once you were affected with the flu you >
> would not get it again..
Krissy,
The Flu is a virus that, unlike chicken pox, is always slowly mutating.
So, you get the flu one year, get over it, and will not get that flu again,
BUT, the flu virus mutates so next w
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Gunny0011
To: Krissy
Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2005 4:05
PM
Subject: [personal] Re: [TMIC] Flu Shot
reactions and other resources
The flu shot is a live vaccine. If it weren't, the immune system would
not identify it a such. The old theory is, once your infected with th
http://pediatrics.about.com/od/weeklyquestion/a/05_flu_shot_rxn.htm
Flu Shot Reactions
From Vincent Iannelli, M.D.,Your Guide to Pediatrics. Nov 16
2005
Expert Q&AQ. My toddler got a flu shot for the first time