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To: Bid Buster who wrote (384980)4/27/2009 9:47:39 PM
From: Horgad  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 436258
 
Getting it now may turn out be the best thing that could happen to you. As I heard it, the 1918 outbreak started out fairly mild. Those that got it in round 1 were immunized against the more deadly round 2 version. Plus the hospitals are not overwhelmed yet and they have not run out of antivirals yet.

The fact that so far there are no fatalities in the US means nothing accept that those people getting in now may turn out to be the lucky ones or it could just be much ado about nothing...



To: Bid Buster who wrote (384980)4/28/2009 2:00:59 AM
From: S. maltophilia  Respond to of 436258
 
What you need is a good immunosuppressant. Think tequila will do it, or maybe a dose of AIDS?

...A 2003 report in the Journal of Experimental Medicine published by researchers at Imperial College London demonstrates the possibility of preventing a cytokine storm by inhibiting or disabling T-cell response....
en.wikipedia.org



To: Bid Buster who wrote (384980)4/28/2009 8:22:25 AM
From: Terry Maloney  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 436258
 
You da man! <g>


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