Guest guest Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 Link on google news--some info I haven't seen reported before... excerpts below, refer to link for the full article http://www.foodconsumer.org/newsite/Non-food/Government/who_urged_prompt_antivir\ al_treatment_for_suspected_h1n1_flu_1710.html By david Liu - davidl at foodconsumer dot org and editing by Sheilah Downey - sheilahd at foodconsumer dot org Saturday Oct 17, 2009 (foodconsumer.org) -- The World Health Organization warned doctors of a wave of possibly severe swine flu complications, including life-threatening viral pneumonia, and urged them to treat suspected H1N1 flu cases as quickly as possible with antiviral drugs. Unfortunately, use of antiviral drugs did not seem to reduce the swine flu deaths. The first report of 36 pediatric deaths from complications of H1N1 flu virus found it is true that patients with H1N1 flu who died are found suffering another type of infection. But the report shows that the number of deaths is actually higher among those who received antiviral treatment than those who did not receive treatment. ,,,,, And Forbes reported that in New Zealand and Australia, where the H1N1 virus is prevalent in the summer time, the death rate from flu is actually lower than that recorded for previous years. One theory again reported by Forbes is that infection with H1N1 flu actually gives the patients strengthened immunity and the common seasonal flu virus in many cases was prevented from infecting those with H1N1 flu, reducing the fatality rate from overall infections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 That is the conclusion I reached when I looked at the pediatric deaths from flu associated with H1N1 reported from the CDC (2/3 of those who died were treated with anti-viral). It definitely makes me question the value of the anti-viral not to mention it's safety. > > Link on google news--some info I haven't seen reported before... > excerpts below, refer to link for the full article > > http://www.foodconsumer.org/newsite/Non-food/Government/who_urged_prompt_antivir\ al_treatment_for_suspected_h1n1_flu_1710.html > > By david Liu - davidl at foodconsumer dot org and > editing by Sheilah Downey - sheilahd at foodconsumer dot org > > Saturday Oct 17, 2009 (foodconsumer.org) -- The World Health Organization warned doctors of a wave of possibly severe swine flu complications, including life-threatening viral pneumonia, and urged them to treat suspected H1N1 flu cases as quickly as possible with antiviral drugs. > > Unfortunately, use of antiviral drugs did not seem to reduce the swine flu deaths. The first report of 36 pediatric deaths from complications of H1N1 flu virus found it is true that patients with H1N1 flu who died are found suffering another type of infection. But the report shows that the number of deaths is actually higher among those who received antiviral treatment than those who did not receive treatment. > > ,,,,, > > And Forbes reported that in New Zealand and Australia, where the H1N1 virus is prevalent in the summer time, the death rate from flu is actually lower than that recorded for previous years. One theory again reported by Forbes is that infection with H1N1 flu actually gives the patients strengthened immunity and the common seasonal flu virus in many cases was prevented from infecting those with H1N1 flu, reducing the fatality rate from overall infections. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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