[SBE] flu facts

[Richard Rudman]

MSNBC aired this information two days ago.


On May 1, 2009, at 7:17 AM, Benedict, Raymond C wrote:


> Thanks Vic,

> This is valuable information. I did not understand why the major  

> concern when there has been only a limited number of mild cases. Now  

> I do. It would be good if he media could distribute information like  

> this.

>

>

> On 5/1/09 10:12 AM, "Vic Jester" <vjester at mindspring.com> wrote:

>

>> If you haven't read "The Great Influenza" by John M. Barry do so.   

>> The flu pandemic of 1918-19 started out with people having mild  

>> symptoms and it was somewhat limited in scope.  Within several  

>> months the virus morphed into a very virulent person-to-person form  

>> that probably killed 30-50 million people.  The end of WWI saw a  

>> large migration of people that spread it very quickly.  It also  

>> attacked healthy people who would have normally fought off the flu.

>>

>> The influenza virus is an amazing thing that can morph into a  

>> different strain within minutes of infecting someone.  Vaccines  

>> have to be VERY specific to do any good.  Taking a vaccine that is  

>> not for the specific strain that is being passed at the time is  

>> almost useless, and can be counterproductive.  The flu vaccines  

>> that are developed each year are for what the researchers THINK may  

>> be coming.  They are just educated guesses.

>>

>> BTW, the influenza pandemic of 1918-19 was from the H1N1 virus.   

>> Anyway, the book is a great read and quite an eye opener.  It made  

>> me take these types of outbreaks much more seriously.  We've come a  

>> long way in our medical capabilities since WWI.  However, if we get  

>> a strain like that of 1918, it probably won't make much difference.

>>

>> Vic

>>

>>

>>> -----Original Message-----

>>> From: A9xw at cs.com

>>> Sent: Apr 30, 2009 8:06 PM

>>> To: jdmickies at gmail.com

>>> Cc: sbe at sbe.org

>>> Subject: Re: [SBE] flu facts

>>>

>>>

>>> We're taking the cconservative approach. There is flu every year.  

>>> Several past years the vaccine didn't work because it was the  

>>> wrong kind, the flu didn't spread, etc.  The only known US death  

>>> is an infant with no immune system and spent several days trying  

>>> to get treatment. The only known case in IN was in South Bend, a  

>>> student, and his case was described as MILD and was cured in  

>>> days.  So rather than follow the Chicken Little "The Flue is  

>>> Coming" mantra of the  media, and instead of killing all the good  

>>> germs with over use of sanitize and other bacterial products that  

>>> are not effective against virus, just the normal healthy hygiene  

>>> of flush the toilet, wash your hands, then eat.  Also masks do not  

>>> stop virus they are too small to be stopped by filter masks.

>>>

>>> I'm surprised there isn't a sudden urge to create a new EAS code  

>>> FLU.  In case you missed it, even the experts say is a MILD  

>>> version of flu.  So killing pigs, closing boarders, etc., is  

>>> nothing but panic attack.

>>>

>>> Meanwhile, avoid hotel TV remotes, your keyboard, your phone,  

>>> replace the furnace filters, wash out the AC coils, put up the  

>>> mosquito killer UV lamps and start the BBQ. Nothing kills a virus  

>>> better than fire.

>>>

>>> Next will come the terrorist origin theories. SBE can help by not  

>>> spreading the Armageddon messages.

>>>

>>> Regards to all you healthy people

>>> Henry

>>

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