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A member asked:
What are my chances of getting pneumonia or bronchitis from a seasonal flu?
3 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Depends...: ...On age, smoking or not, asthma or not, and other factors - but, in general, chances of complications go way down if you get a flu shot. And stop smoking if you smoke. And take proper meds for asthma if needed.
Answered 7/20/2012
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Pretty high: If you are not vaccinated depending on the strain of flu etc it can be pretty common and dangerous as the flu causes about 36, 000 deaths /year.
Answered 3/26/2013
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Risk factor...: Seasonal flu is a risk factor for getting bronchitis and pneumonia. Luckily, it is a relatively uncommon complication. Most people with seasonal flu do not develop these complications.
Answered 5/27/2012
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