[grania]

Is it the bird flu or the pneumonia that's killing people? If one were getting a vaccination of some kind, wouldn't one for pneumonia make more sense?

I'm convinced that dairy products cause pneumonia to get worse. I'm avoiding dairy, especially the fat, and have been since getting pneumonia four years ago.

[exDemMom]

Is it the bird flu or the pneumonia that's killing people? If one were getting a vaccination of some kind, wouldn't one for pneumonia make more sense?

When a person gets the flu, it weakens their immune system, leaving them vulnerable to opportunistic infections. They probably would not get pneumonia if they did not already have the flu.

There are several different viruses and bacteria that cause pneumonia. There are not vaccines for all of them.

[metmom]

I'm convinced that dairy products cause pneumonia to get worse. I'm avoiding dairy, especially the fat, and have been since getting pneumonia four years ago.

Cow milk makes the mucous secretions in your respiratory tract worse, so yes, it would make something like pneumonia worse.

[blam]

"I'm convinced that dairy products cause pneumonia to get worse. I'm avoiding dairy, especially the fat, and have been since getting pneumonia four years ago. "

The Cipro that I'm presently taking for bronchitis says that it is less effective if taken with dairy products.

Here's what it says:

"Do not take this medicine with dairy products such as milk or yogurt, or with calcium-fortified juice. You may eat or drink these products as part of a regular meal, but do not use them alone when taking Cipro. They could make the medication less effective.