With every pregnancy, any woman has a 3 to 5 percent chance to have a baby with a birth defect. The information below will help you determine if your prenatal exposure to the influenza vaccine will increase the fetal risk above the background risk. If you have any additional questions or for more information regarding OTIS , contact the Teratology Information Service in your area.
Influenza is an infection of the respiratory tract.
It is commonly known as the flu and is caused by a variety of viruses. Major symptoms are fever, headache, chills, muscle aches, coughing, congestion, runny nose, and sore throat. Nausea is not seen very often with influenza. Yes, influenza is contagious. The virus is spread through contact with secretions of the nose and mouth of infected persons.