Bird Flu May Be More Common, Less Deadly - but is that true for us?

[Guest guest]

A few days ago the above report appeared at news and was referred

to in a posting here.

 

http://news./s/ap/20060110/ap_on_he_me/bird_flu_study

 

In effect it argued that Bird Flu is not working out to be as virulent

as has been proposed or feared. Of course this is to be greatly

welcomed but it may not be true for us. Most of the upbeat reports

relate to South East Asia where the people have been in contact

with less virulent forms of the virus and have been gradually infected

by progressively more virulent forms. We in the West do not live

closely to infected birds and so have not gradually built up immunity.

It therefore follows that we are likely to be more severely affected

than South East Asians.

 

I believe that there is a way in which governments can prepare for a

pandemic involving non egg based dna vaccines. They should not be used

unless the benefits out way the risk and by then we would be into a full

pandemic, but we would have a defence. At the moment we have none.

 

Robin

 

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[Guest guest]

When speaking of vaccines, the dangers ALWAYS outweigh the risks.

 

Taking vitamin C to bowel tolerace is both cheap and effective.

Many people are deficient in Vitamin D, especially in winter. Cod

liver oil can correct that easily.

 

I have just successfully battled the worst flu I have ever

encountered with vitamin C. I have no idea if it was " bird flu " as I

never went to a doctor. I just upped my vitamin C.

 

I find that when my vitamin C intake goes over 50 grams a day

that my stomach gets upset. Luckily, I had just purchased mineral

ascorbate powder (C-salts brand) so I could take much more C when my

body needed it. At the peak, I took about 150 grams in a single 24

hour period. Mostly, my dose was 60-80 grams a day. It took 2-1/2

weeks over over 50 grams of C per day before I was able to reduce my C

intake down to 30 grams a day, where it is now. I am not cured

yet, but I feel far more refreshed than I have in the past 3 weeks or

so.

 

I slept a lot over the past 2 weeks. 10-12 hours a night, plus

a 1-3 hour nap. I felt kinda stupid and forgetful. Chewing food was

remarkably hard work. I had prodigeous night sweats. But other than

that, I felt fine. Initially I had all sorts of flu symptoms, but

they disappeared when I added C.

 

I am convinced that vitamin C will stomp any flu.

 

Alobar

 

 

On 1/17/06, Robin <benfordlaw wrote:

> A few days ago the above report appeared at news and was referred

> to in a posting here.

>

> http://news./s/ap/20060110/ap_on_he_me/bird_flu_study

>

> In effect it argued that Bird Flu is not working out to be as virulent

> as has been proposed or feared. Of course this is to be greatly

> welcomed but it may not be true for us. Most of the upbeat reports

> relate to South East Asia where the people have been in contact

> with less virulent forms of the virus and have been gradually infected

> by progressively more virulent forms. We in the West do not live

> closely to infected birds and so have not gradually built up immunity.

> It therefore follows that we are likely to be more severely affected

> than South East Asians.

>

> I believe that there is a way in which governments can prepare for a

> pandemic involving non egg based dna vaccines. They should not be used

> unless the benefits out way the risk and by then we would be into a full

> pandemic, but we would have a defence. At the moment we have none.

>

> Robin

>

>