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Politics : Stockman Scott's Political Debate Porch
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To: Henry Niman who wrote (40861)3/30/2004 3:40:15 PM
From: lurqer  Read Replies (7) of 89467
 
Avian flu is cause by a virus, so antibiotics have no effect.

Well I was obviously being inexcusably sloppy, and using the term antibiotic as though it was inclusive of antiviral - which it isn't. Your post provoked me to do a little googling, and I discovered that there is already some antiviral resistance in some influenza strains. Moreover,

No studies have assessed the impact of antiviral drug therapy on mortality.

from

cdc.gov

which I find disconcerting.

Thanks again for keeping me aware of this unfolding threat.

lurqer
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