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WHO SHOULD GET A FLU SHOT?
Influenza is a viral disease that can cause hospitalization even death, especially depending on the age and additional disease condition. Every flu season, millions of people contract the disease, suffer severe labor losses, hundreds of thousands of people are hospitalized, tens of thousands of people lose their lives due to influenza and its complications. Turkey Medicals member and Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Specialist Dr. gave information about the flu vaccine.
The flu virus can be transmitted by droplets, aerosols and contact. The probability of transmission is increasing, especially in a closed environment. The mask, distance and hygiene measures we use due to the Covid-19 pandemic are also protective for the flu virus. In the last century, 4 pandemics have occurred in the world due to the flu virus.
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EVERYONE SHOULD BE VACCINATED BY THE END OF OCTOBER
Flu vaccines have many benefits, such as a decrease in the occurrence of the disease, a decrease in hospitalization and death rates, as well as a decrease in the transmission of the disease to other people. Two weeks after the introduction of the flu vaccine, protective antibodies are formed. The disease is more common and severe in people over the age of 65, asthma, COPD, Diabetes mellitus, heart failure, stroke, pregnancy and obesity, HIV/AIDS, cancer disease, chronic kidney failure, immunosuppressive drug use, morbid obesity and nursing home/nursing home residents. children and adolescents aged 6 months to 18 years and receiving long aspirin therapy should be vaccinated every flu season. September – October of each year, patients with the aforementioned disease are recommended to be vaccinated. Ideally, everyone should be vaccinated by the end of October. For two reasons, flu vaccines should be repeated every year. The first is that the protective antibodies due to the vaccine decrease within months. Secondly, because the flu virus changes shape every year, the composition of current vaccines is rearranged every year for the most common viruses.
Flu vaccines are generally divided into live vaccines administered through the nose and inactive vaccines administered parenterally. In cases of pregnancy and immunodeficiency, the live vaccine should not be administered. Inactive (inanimate) flu vaccines should be preferred in this group of patients.
- The flu vaccine reduces the likelihood that you will get the flu.
. - It has been shown in various studies that the flu vaccine reduces the severity of the disease in people who are vaccinated, but still get sick.
. - The flu vaccine reduces the risk of flu-related hospitalizations.
. - The flu vaccine is an important preventive tool for people with certain chronic health problems.
. - The flu vaccine helps protect pregnant people during and after pregnancy.
. - Be a rebel, Turkish babies and young children in Turkey, the elderly and people with certain chronic health problems such as serious flu illness can protect all people, including those who are vulnerable.
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WHAT ARE THE SIDE EFFECTS OF THE FLU VACCINE?
- Pain, redness and/or swelling at the site of vaccination.
. - Headache (low-grade).
. - Fire.
. - Muscle aches November pains.
. - Nausea.
. - Fatigue.
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Turkey's world-renowned organ transplant specialist. Dr. Demirbaş has 104 international publications and 102 national publications.
Physician's Resume:
Born on August 7, 1963 in Çorum, Prof. Dr. Alper Demirbaş has been continuing his work as the President of MedicalPark Antalya Hospital Organ Transplantation Center since 2008.
Prof. who performed the first tissue incompatible kidney transplant in Turkey, the first blood type incompatible kidney transplant, the first kidney-pancreas transplant program and the first cadaveric donor and live donor liver transplant in Antalya. Dr. As of August 2016, Alper Demirbaş has performed 4900 kidney transplants, 500 liver transplants and 95 pancreas transplants.
In addition to being the chairman of 6 national congresses, he has also been an invited speaker at 12 international and 65 national scientific congresses. Dr. Alper Demirbaş was married and the father of 1 girl and 1 boy.
Awards:
Eczacibasi Medical Award of 2002, Akdeniz University Service Award of 2005, Izder Medical Man of the Year Award of 2006, BÖHAK Medical Man of the Year Award of 2007, Sabah Mediterranean Newspaper Scientist of the Year Award of 2007, ANTIKAD Scientist of the Year Award of 2009, Social Ethics Association Award of 2010, Işık University Medical Man of the Year Award of 2015, VTV Antalya's Brand Value Award of 2015.
Certificates:
Doctor of Medicine Degree Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Ankara, General Surgeon Ministry of Health Turkey EKFMG (0-477-343-8), University of Miami School of Medicine Member of Multiple Organ Transplant, ASTS Multiorgan Transplant Scholarship. Lecturer at Kyoto University. Lecturer at University of Essen, Research assistant at the University of Cambridge .
Professional Members:
American Society of Transplant Surgeons, American Transplantation Society Nominated, Middle East and Southern Africa Council Transplantation Society 2007, International Liver Transplantation Association, Turkish Transplantation Association, Turkish Society of Surgery, Turkish Hepatobiliary Surgery Association.
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