Because viral infections such as influenza can develop into bacterial pneumonia, it's important that children 6 months and older receive a yearly influenza vaccine, according to the guidelines. It is also important that infants and children are up to date on their other scheduled vaccines, several...
"Stomach flu" isn't actually the flu (influenza) butgastroenteritis, anupset stomachusually caused by a virus. Symptoms may include abdominal pain,cramps,diarrhea, fever, andvomiting. They can also include a rash. They usually improve within a few days. ...
2000, and January 11, 2001. A case occurred in a healthy child who had been vaccinated three years previously and who infected more than 50 percent of his classmates who had no history of varicella