EnemyCombatant wrote:If I didn't know any better, I'd swear they were trying to kill us.
EnemyCombatant wrote:I doubt if they would release a super virus because these viruses take on a life of their own and mutate. It could mutate into something their vaccines can't cure. IT would be too risky.
A number of host defenses contribute to the prevention and/or elimination of viral infections. Nonspecific defenses include (prior to infection) anatomical barriers, viral inhibitors in fluids and tissues. Phagocytosis is somewhat variable. After infection, factors such as fever (viral replication is strongly influenced by temperature) and inflammatory processes including edema, leukocyte accumulation, local hyperthermia, reduced oxygen tension and altered cell metabolism can all act to reduce viral replication. Another important anti-viral factor is interferon.
gego wrote:A number of years ago, I was told of an old country doctor who had managed to cure cases of Rabies (which are universally fatal) by giving the patients very hot baths several times per day which causing the temperature to rise to 105+ for periods of 30 minutes or so. This inhibited the replication of the virus.
I have experimented on myself with this whenever I start to get a cold or flu and it seems to work. It is however quite uncomfortable, and you need someone with you because you can feel faint while at elevated temperatures, particularly when you get out of the tub. A sauna might work just as well, but I do not have one.
Given the option of questionable flu shots, having the flu/cold or heating myself up, I choose the third option. I consider this powerful knowledge, especially for the possibility of a future pandemic like bird flu, where there is no conventional cure.
http://www.cehs.siu.edu/fix/medmicro/genvir.htmA number of host defenses contribute to the prevention and/or elimination of viral infections. Nonspecific defenses include (prior to infection) anatomical barriers, viral inhibitors in fluids and tissues. Phagocytosis is somewhat variable. After infection, factors such as fever (viral replication is strongly influenced by temperature) and inflammatory processes including edema, leukocyte accumulation, local hyperthermia, reduced oxygen tension and altered cell metabolism can all act to reduce viral replication. Another important anti-viral factor is interferon.
smallpoxgirl wrote:I do recommend the flu shot to elderly and chronically ill people, but I really do fret about whether one of them is going to get sick from the vacine and die.
AgentR wrote:I think the risk of getting sick and dieing from the vaccine is likely less than the risk of getting the flu in the wild and dieing.
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