Friday, October 30, 2009
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Pandemic Information News: H1N1 is mutating, turning deadlier
Pandemic Information News: H1N1 is mutating, turning deadlier .......not good ...clusters....death
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Discovery news
Swine Flu Kills as Lungs FailNathan Seppa, Science News |
H1N1 | Discovery News Video
Oct. 13, 2009 -- Lung inflammation and respiratory failure are largely responsible for the fatal cases of H1N1 (swine) flu seen so far, three new studies show. The findings also confirm observations that the influenza hits young adults the hardest but can be fought off in many cases with the use of antiviral flu drugs and a mechanical ventilator to aid breathing.
The new studies offer the first large-scale analyses of how the H1N1 flu causes life-threatening illness. All three reports find a consistent pattern of oxygen deprivation in the blood of critically ill patients, a dangerous condition that in the worst-case scenario leads to shock, organ failure and death, the researchers report online October 12 in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The studies were conducted between early March and late August in Canada, Mexico and Australia and New Zealand.
"The data suggests it starts as a diffuse viral pneumonia,"
The how and why..maybe
A high percentage of children who died developed secondary bacterial infections.
Jeff said this occurs because of a weakened immune system.
Dr. Niman then said this could be due to immunological reasons.
But, he also said that there could be this barrier.
We normally harbour bacteria and they do not cause problems till they get dislodged through sore throats and coughing.
The dislodged bacteria could end up in the lungs where they normally aren't. They take-off there. They also get into the heart.
They get to the internal organs.
These bacteria include MRSA which has been involved with some of the deaths. This bacteria does not respond to antibiotics.
You get a syndrome.
You get into problems where it just keeps getting worst.
...
This virus attacks the body. It basically spreads in the lungs. It goes to the heart. And, the immune system basically starts destroying healthy cells. That leads to all kinds of, a cascade effect, and cytokine storm. And, basically the patient dies.
Jeff said this occurs because of a weakened immune system.
Dr. Niman then said this could be due to immunological reasons.
But, he also said that there could be this barrier.
We normally harbour bacteria and they do not cause problems till they get dislodged through sore throats and coughing.
The dislodged bacteria could end up in the lungs where they normally aren't. They take-off there. They also get into the heart.
They get to the internal organs.
These bacteria include MRSA which has been involved with some of the deaths. This bacteria does not respond to antibiotics.
You get a syndrome.
You get into problems where it just keeps getting worst.
...
This virus attacks the body. It basically spreads in the lungs. It goes to the heart. And, the immune system basically starts destroying healthy cells. That leads to all kinds of, a cascade effect, and cytokine storm. And, basically the patient dies.
Monday, October 12, 2009
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Pandemic Information News: Japan: Drug-resistant flu can spread
Pandemic Information News: Japan: Drug-resistant flu can spread: "THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2009
Japan: Drug-resistant flu can spread
Oct 8, 2009
TOKYO - A GENETIC mutation of H1N1 swine flu that is resistant to the antiviral drug Tamiflu has been detected in a Japanese teenager who had not previously been treated with the drug, a Japanese health official said.
The case could mark Japan's first instance of person-to-person transmission of a Tamiflu-resistant strain of the H1N1 flu but Health Ministry official Takeshi Enami said there was still insufficient evidence to confirm that."
Japan: Drug-resistant flu can spread
Oct 8, 2009
TOKYO - A GENETIC mutation of H1N1 swine flu that is resistant to the antiviral drug Tamiflu has been detected in a Japanese teenager who had not previously been treated with the drug, a Japanese health official said.
The case could mark Japan's first instance of person-to-person transmission of a Tamiflu-resistant strain of the H1N1 flu but Health Ministry official Takeshi Enami said there was still insufficient evidence to confirm that."
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