Has H1N1 Flu Mutated To A Less Dangerous Form?, page 1
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reply posted on 9-5-2009 @ 03:54 AM by CultureD
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I'm asking myself the same thing- and yet- this article link proves that the 1918 "Spanish Flu" that originated in Kansas, has been sequenced and studied in a BSL4 lab in Canada. Recently. Virulence factors have been compared and I am t'd-off- what is going on? We sequence one of the worst flu outbreaks (and the viral genome of it) in history- then shortly afterwards, it turns up? Where the hell is WHO? CDC? Lab safety (or sanity)?
www.cbc.ca...


reply posted on 12-5-2009 @ 04:57 AM by CultureD
According to this article, the new outbreak is--- and isn't--- closely related to the 1918 pandemic. In '18 the virulence genes appeared to be stronger than the current strain, with the majority of mortality coming from post-viral bacterial pneumonia. Apparently the morality rate of the current outbreak doesn't meet the same numbers as the '18 event (according to the authors), but they also stated that this H1N1 is as novel, and with the human and avian components, the prevalence of H5N1 internationally, and the rapidity of world travel, some expect a more severe, less straightforward outbreak.

This site has a lot ofinteresting perspectives and articles on the flu- take them all cum grano-
www.cbc.ca...

According to new research by Laurie Garrett, Patient Zero was a child in Wisconsin in 2005, who got H1N1 from his pig farm, it circulated, mutated and made him ill. Sequencing shows it's the same strain in Mexico and the US and Canada now, but with RNA stowaways (Newsweek, 18 May 2009). Seems to me that the Us and Canada gave the infection to Mexico, and not the other way around.

Here's hoping the virus does not pick up any more virulence genes, and keeps a lower death rate than we fear. But we'll only know when TRUE numbers are reported, of those who are infected, and those who die or recover. Only then will we know whether or not the strain is weakening or strengthening.

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reply posted on 12-5-2009 @ 05:01 AM by CultureD
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TH3ON3-

I've discussed this with others on many threads- and there's a new thread where we can share our illnesses, experiences, etc. I've read accounts of "mild" flu and of quite sever flu. It seems to be scattered relatively evenly throughout the US. We can talk more on the new thread. In the meantime I wish you all the best health and a speedy recovery.


reply posted on 13-5-2009 @ 03:57 AM by CultureD
Looks as if the Mexican strain is spreading quickly- according to a British researcher at least 23K have been infected- and it is believed that despite claims that the Mexico cases are abating, that this is, indeed, a Pandemic strain:

According to Reuters this evening:

www.reuters.com...

An excerpt from the article claims that:
"MULTIPLE GENERATIONS

Looking at the pattern in La Gloria, the researchers said it looked as if the virus was transmitted human to human over 14 to 73 generations -- meaning one person infected another, who infected another, up to 73 times.

"Transmissibility is therefore substantially higher than seasonal flu," they wrote."

So- the strain seems NOT to loose transmissibility over generations, as was hoped by CDC and WHO.

This article was also published in the hournal Science, to which I don't have a subscription, as I'm no longer a lab employee. Anyone with more info- please share.

Peace.

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