Pandemic (Swine) Flu

[superbiatch]

Originally Posted by Maggy J

So I ask you how many people do YOU know who has swine fever?

How about a show of hands among us as to how many of us are acquainted with anyone who has it or has had it..and I mean actually KNOW they have have/had it?

Well I've known a few who've had it but only cos I work in the NHS

Oh and my boss has it along with another colleague.

[TheDaddy]

Originally Posted by superbiatch

If I get it, I won't be using Tamiflu. I've spoken to some of our senior pharmacists who said it probably only reduces the symptoms by a day so I'd rather build up my own immunity.

I wonder how many of the Tamiflu manufacturing management are receiving bonus'

Sales up 20% and they expect to be making cool billion franc profit in 2 years

http://tinyurl.com/m4688l

I havn't got it or had it and don't know anyone that has had it though i have heard countless rumours of how it is sweeping through the town i live in. Way i look at it is you come into life with a set amount of time and when that time is up you pop off doesn't matter what does for you time is time and when it's up it's up. I have better things to do then constantly worry about what will kill me i am more interested in finding more ways to have fun with life .

[Horace]

Originally Posted by Bunnie

If you thought of organisms as computers with IP addresses, each functional group of cells in the organism would be listening to the environment through its own active port. So, as port 25 maps specifically to SMTP services on a computer, port H1 maps specifically to the windpipe region on a human. Interestingly, the same port H1 maps to the intestinal tract on a bird. Thus, the same H1N1 virus will attack the respiratory system of a human, and the gut of a bird. In contrast, H5 — the variety found in H5N1, or the deadly “avian flu” — specifies the port for your inner lungs. As a result, H5N1 is much more deadly because it attacks your inner lung tissue, causing severe pneumonia. H1N1 is not as deadly because it is attacking a much more benign port that just causes you to blow your nose a lot and cough up loogies, instead of ceasing to breathe.

http://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?p=353 .

[lauzjp]

Originally Posted by Maggy J

So I ask you how many people do YOU know who has swine fever?

How about a show of hands among us as to how many of us are acquainted with anyone who has it or has had it..and I mean actually KNOW they have have/had it?

I know of five kids that live very nearby to the shops that I work at who have had it. I'm surprised more people haven't had it by now, but I've read that to some people it's just like 'normal' flu and they will be fine with just paracetemol & water.

[injuneer]

The only time I'll start worrying is when they send carts round the streets with people shouting "Bring out your dead".

[Russ]

Give us a call then!

Originally Posted by heero_yuy

Bring out your dead

And they daub your door with a picture of a pigs face.

I've had something since wednesday, matches all the symptoms except I don't have a thermometer so I don't know if I'm running a temperature but thursday I felt like death warmed up.

you touch your forehead and if it feels hotter than normal then you have a temperature also you would feel cold and clammy

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Originally Posted by Russ B

Give us a call then!

I thought Tamiflu was only any use if taken within 2 days of symptoms?

[Russ]

it's not just tamiflu and treatment is given if the symptoms have been there for less than 7 days.

[superbiatch]

Originally Posted by heero_yuy

Since I'm on the mend now I'll let nature take its course. As SB says let your natural immunity get built up plus I don't like to take any medicines unless they're absolutely necessary.

I still think its probably best to get diagnosed, even if you opt for no treatment. That way you'll know you're free to speak to anyone without fearing of catching it again

Originally Posted by Russ B

it's not just tamiflu and treatment is given if the symptoms have been there for less than 7 days.

This in no way is having a go at you or the other workers but they appear to be wasting stocks of Tamiflu by giving them to people who are outside the benefit range.

Taken from the Tamiflu website http://www.tamiflu.com/

Treat and Prevent the Flu with TAMIFLU

• The #1 doctor-prescribed flu medicine for flu treatment*
• Approved for adults and children aged 1 year and older
• Must be taken within 12 to 48 hours from the first appearance of flu symptoms

What are they thinking? we might really need these stocks in the winter and they are wasting them now .I have not really been keeping up but what else do you do besides Tamiflu

[superbiatch]

Originally Posted by zing

What are they thinking? we might really need these stocks in the winter and they are wasting them now .I have not really been keeping up but what else do you do besides Tamiflu

I think there will be more than enough stocks available (call me a cynic but....)

[Russ]

I'm not sure which treatments are available but it's not just tamiflu.

Originally Posted by superbiatch

I think there will be more than enough stocks available (call me a cynic but....)

But if they do waste it and over use it does that not increase the chances of a treatment resistant strain developing? perscribing any drug when it is of no benefit has to be neglectful do you not think?

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Originally Posted by Russ B

I'm not sure which treatments are available but it's not just tamiflu.

Relenza is the anti viral pregnant women can take

Well one of my neighbours is being sent some tamiflu after calling the pandemic centre or whatever it is called and all he did was repeat the symptoms part of that leaflet that was sent out a while ago. Sorry but given how much we are spending on treatments i think it is completely stupid for anyone but a doctor to prescribe or distribute them and seems more like a pr gimmick to me then anything really usefull.