Comments on: Swine Flu

By: Robert

Robert — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:21:50 +0000

Actually you should be cautious, because Swine Flu can hit you any time and it spreads like fire. The fact is, that is not much worse, than usual flu, but it can still knock you off your feet for a few weeks. Do you have the time to lay in bed for 20 days? My friend who lives in the US got sick and he said that skipping school has been fun, until he got that H1N1 flu. You cant enjoy vomiting and feeling sick all the time. The problem with him was, that he didn’t vaccinate himself. So if you don’t want to gamble with your luck and live in America, go and vaccinate yourselves.

By: ferrand stobart

ferrand stobart — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:52:23 +0000

There are reports of a pneumonic plague in the Ukraine, as well as Swine Flu,
see http://blogs.healthfreedomalliance.org/blog/category/pandemic/ukraine/
and My Telegraph blog by Antireptilian

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:03:36 +0000

I think that this is important to conisder “UPDATE: World Health Organisation took us to Phase 6 on June 11, which only means that they see the distribution of the virus across the globe as being at levels associated with a flu pandemic, ”

Although the swine flu may be associated with a flu pandemic I think that its important to take this issue seriously

By: David Bradley

David Bradley — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:27:42 +0000

No. I spelled them correctly in English. The only words that flagged up were diarrhoea and defences, which are their correct English, as opposed to American spellings.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:45:16 +0000

You spelled a lot of things wrong.

By: David Bradley

David Bradley — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:08:47 +0000

Just looked like a spam website from a quick glance with all those nasty 125×125 ads…sorry if I misjudged it.

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:22:12 +0000

Hi David,

I’d suggest you review the data before passing summary judgment. The doctors are not unknown. Yes these are only case reports but it needs to be evaluated through controlled clinical trials post-haste. Again, you can read on it here

http://healthjournalclub.blogspot.com/

Regards

By: David Bradley

David Bradley — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:25:55 +0000

It’s unlikely to be honest Paul. There may be some marginal benefit to not being deficient in any vitamins or minerals, but I doubt there are trials that would show that a lack of any one specific vitamin would make one significantly more susceptible to infection by H1N1 or any other pathogen for that matter. Moreover, I don’t tend to take at face value claims I receive from unknown “doctors” in spammy emails, I’d suggest you vet your inbox more carefully too.

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:21:03 +0000

There is early, albeit anecdotal evidence that vitamin D may have a protective effect against infection with H1N1 flu. You may read more here healthjournalclub.blogspot.com/2009/11/vitamin-d-and-h1n1-swine-flu.html

By: David Bradley

David Bradley — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:10:11 +0000

Don’t be so silly. Swine flu actually has nothing to do with pigs. Moreover, your religious nonsense has no place on a science blog.