General information, not an individual diagnosis. Ask a healthcare professional if you are unsure about your situation.
Without a spleen, or when it does not work properly, fever needs urgent medical care. Do not wait for a preventive appointment before seeking this help.
Asplenia means an absent or poorly functioning spleen. The risk of certain serious infections is increased; your doctor needs to know about this aspect of your health.
Suspected sepsis requires an immediate call to 15 in France. Do not try to apply a medical scoring system yourself to decide whether to wait.
Prevention includes appropriate vaccinations, notably against certain bacteria, flu and Covid-19. Your doctor establishes your personal programme; this article does not set a vaccination schedule.
For close contacts, Vaccination Info Service recommends keeping vaccinations up to date and receiving annual flu vaccination. This does not guarantee that transmission cannot occur.
Outside an emergency, ask your doctor for written instructions: who to contact if fever develops, and how to organise prevention. Keep them with your vaccination information.
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