Posted on 09/30/2006 5:42:12 PM PDT by blam
We're all gonna die again?
An example of viruses celebrating diversity
Guess what. This Hn51 variant already shrugs off every single anti-viral drug that's been thrown at it.
According to my doctor even very aggressive respirator therapy is useless.
L
EVERYBODY PANIC!!!!!
Lifted right from a 1970's newspaper.
Life is just this way. One side gets better weapons, the other side gets better defenses, and then more agressive weapons. It's true in every aspect of nature. This will continue on until death.
HN51 has been in the US for 4 decades now.
And I thought the Y2K thing was nutty....
L
I was in Southeast Asia and recall reading that Tamiflu had little impact on the disease -- perhaps the resistance develops extremely quickly. Thus far, it doesn't seem all that easy to catch. Hope it stays that way. The actual disease is a very nasty way to go.
When I try to explain the problem they just smile and say 'no comprendo'.
Damn, I hate reading stuff like this while congested and dealing w/ a sore throat...
We need not panic. We already know what will happen - see post # 2. Remain calm and die when it is your turn. No cutting in line, please.
I died last season from H5N1 and I am NOT dieing again this season. /S
IF,...Could,...might,...believe it when I see it.
Trap a few raccoons or foxes and let 'em loose in their backyard. they will comprendo that!
Excuse me, but aren't most viruses (viri?) drug resistant? People seem to forget that antibiotics are for bacterial infections, not viral infections. For instance, there are anti-viral drugs that help surpress outbreaks of the herpes virus, but it never cures it.
Mark
You are right. Antibiotics only fight bacteria. There are many forms of bacteria that have become resistant to antibiotics, namely MRSA and ORSA.
Anti-virals can help with some viruses. Viruses like herpes cannot be gotten rid of. Some viruses can be gotten rid of, like your typical cold.
And Bush is going to make sure there is no flu vaccine available for senior citizens in the US.
That didn't stop the media from their usual hyperbole. Old folks standing out in the miserable rainy weather waiting for free flu shots.
AAAAAAAARRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH IDIOTS ABOUND.
Helped my hubby over his nasty cold in record time. We both take it every single day.
Check it out on google.
Sabin Russell, Chronicle Medical Writer
Saturday, September 30, 2006
As millions of Americans prepare to line up for their annual flu shots, a leading expert on the feared strain of avian influenza told researchers in San Francisco that the ordinary vaccine might save lives if the bird disease ever starts spreading among humans.
Robert Webster of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis told delegates at a science conference that 50 percent of a small group of laboratory mice injected with a component of the annual flu vaccines survived exposure to a bird flu strain that ordinarily would have killed all of them.
"When the vaccine becomes available,'' said Webster, "if you are concerned about H5N1, take it.''
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