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To: benwood who wrote (42120)	9/22/2005 4:26:50 PM
From: orkrious	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 110194

I had dinner two nights ago with an anesthesiologist friend who is a drug expert. He had already bought Tamiflu for himself. He said you had two choices: 1) If you are febrile (and you know the Bird Flu is making the rounds), take the recommended dose of 1 pill/2x day for 5 days. If you get better Tamiflu works for you and you're lucky. If you get better, you will be immune against further infection. 2) Take the recommended dose every day until the pandemic burns itself out. You probably won't be any better off than you would be under scenario #1. He said he thought the pills only kept for six months or so. I told him I thought someone on SI said it would keep a couple of years in the freezer. He said he'd call the drug company and ask them, but I haven't heard back from yet.

To: benwood who wrote (42120)	9/22/2005 6:58:40 PM
From: Elroy Jetson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110194

Tamiflu is an anti-viral which blocks replication of the virus. Tamiflu should be taken within 72 hours of becoming infected with influenza. Since Bird Flu typically announces its presence with an excruciating headache and high fever, you can hardly miss your cue to start taking Tamiflu. The H5N1 bird flu currently has a 50% mortality rate. It destroys your lungs. People die of pneumonia, being unable to breath due to their lungs filling with fluid and blood. People who survive the flu typically have lost a significant percentage of their lung capacity due to scarring and damage. Almost all variants of bird flu virus are susceptible to Tamiflu - except for that variant (hopefully gone) which developed when some jackass petty official in southern China ordered Tamiflu to be put into the chicken and duck feed to maintain their farm production. It is not wise or necessary to take Tamiflu as a preventative if you are well. Common side-effects are nausea and other fun stuff. You want to take it when you first get the fever, usually accompanied by a horrible headache. .