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2009-04-28 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

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Posted by Steve White 2009-04-28 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 It is becoming obvious that Mexico's high mortality rate is due to the "cytokine storm" effect, that is nailing their healthy, young people with strong immune systems *because* Mexicans have little exposure to influenza.

Mexico has never had a recorded major flu epidemic, so they have far less resistance to this novel strain of H1N1.

The bottom line is that the swine flu, outside of Mexico, is like a perfect "training exercise" to track the spread and test responses, of a far less lethal influenza than the still extremely ominous H5N1 Avian flu.

Posted by Anonymoose 2009-04-28 09:33|| 2009-04-28 09:33|| Front Page Top

#2 I don't have a clue how legitimate this is, but the timing is good.

MONDAY, April 27 (HealthDay News) -- A new, universal flu vaccine might protect against serious complications and death from different strains of flu, Saint Louis University researchers report.

They tested a vaccine made from the strains of influenza viruses A and B on 377 healthy adults. The volunteers received three injections of the Bivalent Influenza Peptide Conjugate Vaccine (BIPCV) over six months. The low dose of the vaccine was well-tolerated and safe, and triggered a noticeable immune response.

While more research is needed, this study "is a significant step in developing a universal vaccine to help protect against pandemic influenza," Belshe said in the news release.

The findings were to be presented Monday at the National Foundation for Infectious Disease Conference for Vaccine Research in Baltimore.

http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/healthday
/2009/04/27/universal-flu-vaccine-shows-promise.html

Posted by Glenmore 2009-04-28 12:58|| 2009-04-28 12:58|| Front Page Top

#3 Yeah a universal vaccine just as luddites are gaining ground on their anti vaccine nonsense.

Posted by rjschwarz 2009-04-28 16:36|| 2009-04-28 16:36|| Front Page Top

#4 So Luddites die, What's the problem?

Posted by Redneck Jim">Redneck Jim 2009-04-28 19:26|| 2009-04-28 19:26|| Front Page Top

#5 I would never bet against influenza adaptability. Remember that in millions of animals, influenza uses natural selection like a gigantic computer to adapt to continual immune system attacks. No mammal or bird has ever evolved a perfect defense against it.

It took under a year for it to become resistant to Tamiflu.

Posted by Anonymoose 2009-04-28 20:14|| 2009-04-28 20:14|| Front Page Top

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