Guest guest Posted October 26, 2005 Report Share Posted October 26, 2005 Mike, You are opening a good discussion. Just what is Tamiflu???? I understand it to be an advanced anti-biotic which will accomplish two things. First, protect a flu patient from secondary infections mainly bacterial such as might bring on a case of fatal pneumonia. Second, a drug to lessen the severe symptoms of a bad case of the flu such as; temperature, headache, muscle aches, etc... In other words... while a certain percentage of infected population will be too unhealthy to survive there will be many others who if the effects of the flu are lessened can then survive. Isolating oneself is only possible for those able to totally remove themselves from society.... How does a mail carrier, store clerk, or student isolate oneself??? These are my reactions to your thoughts, Mike. Any reply?? Ken ========================================================== [Flu] Re: Tamiflu Don't waste your money on Tamiflu, all it does is shorten by one day only, a bout of Flu. Isolating yourself from others is the only way to keep healthy, as per my previous post.I am not a "conspiracist theory" person, but I wonder whether governments really ARE stockpiling Tamiflu at all; and if so, it may be just a measure to pacify public concern.> >> > From the article: According to public health experts, it [Tamiflu] > is a> > *rare* medicine with *proven* effectiveness in *greatly* reducing the> > severity of influenza symptoms and shortening the disease's duration.> > > > Before we all get our hopes up, I would like to see evidence of> > Tamiflu's effectiveness against human-to-human H5N1.> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 26, 2005 Report Share Posted October 26, 2005 Ken wrote: Isolating oneself is only possible for those able to totally remove themselves from society.... How does a mail carrier, store clerk, or student isolate oneself??? *** The first hand accounts of the 1918 pandemic said that people did, in fact, barricade themselves, in a manner of speaking, in their own homes—that is, they would let no one in. Presumably, they had enough food and water to survive for many weeks. These days, one would have to quit his or her job to stay home and, so long as the electricity held out, watch cable all day, exercise on the patio, tend a garden, etc. and eat food hoarded ahead of time. If one is determined—by necessity or design—to cling to a job, that’s another story. Just like the story of the Ant and the Grasshopper, some will be unable to take care of themselves when winter comes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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