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Flu and Flu Vaccine
1. What is the flu?
a respiratory illness
caused by the influenza viruses
symptoms
fevers
tiredness
aches
stuffy noses
upset stomachs
causes
spread around in the winter
contagious viruses
more time indoors
lower humidity
2. Effects of the flu
flu vaccine
developed each year
to prevent outbreak
flu epidemics
before medicine advanced
the Spanish flu
in 1918
killed one hundred million people
3. What happens when vaccinated?
contains viruses to be killed/weakened
the immune system to build antibodies
fight off the flu
people with weakened immune systems
recommend vaccinating
sick people
babies
the elderly
expectant mother
people who are vaccinated
can get the flu
different strains/versions of virus
different genentic makeup
anticipate which strains
vaccines for a particular year
against three flu strains