Comments on: What Should Worry You More Than Swine Flu http://matadorchange.com/what-should-worry-you-more-than-swine-flu Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:55:41 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: | Acne Treatments Asia http://matadorchange.com/what-should-worry-you-more-than-swine-flu/comment-page-1#comment-5317 | Acne Treatments Asia Tue, 05 Jan 2010 06:40:22 +0000 http://matadorchange.com/?p=218#comment-5317 If you look at the pandemic of 1977, when H1N1 or Swine Flu re-emerged after a 20 year absence, there is no shift in age-related mortality pattern. The 1977 “pandemic” is, of course, not considered a true pandemic by experts today, for reasons that are not entierely consistent. It certainly was an antigenic shift and not an antigenic drift. As far as I have been able to follow the current events, the most significant factor seems to have been that most people, who were severely affected, were people with other medical conditions. If you look at the pandemic of 1977, when H1N1 or Swine Flu re-emerged after a 20 year absence, there is no shift in age-related mortality pattern. The 1977 “pandemic” is, of course, not considered a true pandemic by experts today, for reasons that are not entierely consistent. It certainly was an antigenic shift and not an antigenic drift. As far as I have been able to follow the current events, the most significant factor seems to have been that most people, who were severely affected, were people with other medical conditions.

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]]> By: JunLee Arandia http://matadorchange.com/what-should-worry-you-more-than-swine-flu/comment-page-1#comment-5269 JunLee Arandia Sat, 02 Jan 2010 05:51:26 +0000 http://matadorchange.com/?p=218#comment-5269 My brother got infected with H1N1 or Swine Flu in Mexico. He got a mild fever and luckily he did not die. My brother got infected with H1N1 or Swine Flu in Mexico. He got a mild fever and luckily he did not die.

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]]> By: Michelle Reyes http://matadorchange.com/what-should-worry-you-more-than-swine-flu/comment-page-1#comment-5160 Michelle Reyes Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:57:56 +0000 http://matadorchange.com/?p=218#comment-5160 One of my sisters got infected with H1N1 or more commonly known as Swine Flu. Fortunately, she did not have very high fever and she was able to recover fast . , One of my sisters got infected with H1N1 or more commonly known as Swine Flu. Fortunately, she did not have very high fever and she was able to recover fast .
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]]> By: Tim Patterson http://matadorchange.com/what-should-worry-you-more-than-swine-flu/comment-page-1#comment-2808 Tim Patterson Wed, 06 May 2009 03:26:53 +0000 http://matadorchange.com/?p=218#comment-2808 Here's a good feature in the NY Times about the impact of big U.S. pig farms in rural parts of Eastern Europe. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/06/business/global/06smithfield.html?ref=global-home Here’s a good feature in the NY Times about the impact of big U.S. pig farms in rural parts of Eastern Europe.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/06/business/global/06smithfield.html?ref=global-home

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]]> By: Tim Patterson http://matadorchange.com/what-should-worry-you-more-than-swine-flu/comment-page-1#comment-2774 Tim Patterson Mon, 04 May 2009 18:04:46 +0000 http://matadorchange.com/?p=218#comment-2774 Right on, Mark, thanks for the clarification. Right on, Mark, thanks for the clarification.

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]]> By: Mark http://matadorchange.com/what-should-worry-you-more-than-swine-flu/comment-page-1#comment-2742 Mark Sat, 02 May 2009 00:42:25 +0000 http://matadorchange.com/?p=218#comment-2742 Just to be clear - people don't get used to or accustomed to antibiotics; the bugs do. When a drug is in the environment (be it a lake, the road, or a human being), the drug will kill all of the bugs that are sensitive to it. But if even one of those bacteria has a freak mutation that makes it able to survive - even barely - the exposure, that one bacteria will reproduce a whole colony all over again, except this time the drug won't work on any of them, because they'll *all* have that immunity. So while I agree, using antibiotics (especially ones as potent as penicillin) on animals is setting ourselves up to breed superbugs, its important to be clear on whats going on. Just to be clear – people don’t get used to or accustomed to antibiotics; the bugs do. When a drug is in the environment (be it a lake, the road, or a human being), the drug will kill all of the bugs that are sensitive to it. But if even one of those bacteria has a freak mutation that makes it able to survive – even barely – the exposure, that one bacteria will reproduce a whole colony all over again, except this time the drug won’t work on any of them, because they’ll *all* have that immunity.

So while I agree, using antibiotics (especially ones as potent as penicillin) on animals is setting ourselves up to breed superbugs, its important to be clear on whats going on.

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]]> By: Madison http://matadorchange.com/what-should-worry-you-more-than-swine-flu/comment-page-1#comment-2711 Madison Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:49:24 +0000 http://matadorchange.com/?p=218#comment-2711 Plenty of people are still prescribed Penicillin. From children to adults, Penicillin is still given, it hasn't gone away. Amoxicillin is more popular, but is still in the Penicillin family. Plenty of people are still prescribed Penicillin. From children to adults, Penicillin is still given, it hasn’t gone away. Amoxicillin is more popular, but is still in the Penicillin family.

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]]> By: Judy http://matadorchange.com/what-should-worry-you-more-than-swine-flu/comment-page-1#comment-2705 Judy Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:46:26 +0000 http://matadorchange.com/?p=218#comment-2705 My question that I have asked for so long how about the people who are allergic to these medications, what happens to these people? I had a friend tell me she broke out after eating a chicken breast she bought at a market where she lives. This is really not good. My question that I have asked for so long how about the people who are allergic to these medications, what happens to these people?

I had a friend tell me she broke out after eating a chicken breast she bought at a market where she lives.

This is really not good.

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]]> By: Travellohr http://matadorchange.com/what-should-worry-you-more-than-swine-flu/comment-page-1#comment-2703 Travellohr Thu, 30 Apr 2009 01:44:59 +0000 http://matadorchange.com/?p=218#comment-2703 Penicillin? Do they even given Penicillin to humans anymore? I think the medical community stopped because they feared we may become too tolerant to it. But we're getting it anyway because we have to eat. And unlike the current flu thing, this unnecessarily innoculating animals isn't going to go away so easily. Penicillin? Do they even given Penicillin to humans anymore? I think the medical community stopped because they feared we may become too tolerant to it. But we’re getting it anyway because we have to eat. And unlike the current flu thing, this unnecessarily innoculating animals isn’t going to go away so easily.

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]]> By: Carlo http://matadorchange.com/what-should-worry-you-more-than-swine-flu/comment-page-1#comment-2701 Carlo Wed, 29 Apr 2009 23:57:25 +0000 http://matadorchange.com/?p=218#comment-2701 Fascinating stuff Julie. So easy for the media to jump on something like the swine flu and scare the pants off everyone - but then ignore issues like the one you raised which overall is a much more serious one. Fascinating stuff Julie. So easy for the media to jump on something like the swine flu and scare the pants off everyone – but then ignore issues like the one you raised which overall is a much more serious one.

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