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Discussion Topic: birdflu and influenza
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postey |
08-23-2005 @ 10:07 AM
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IF avian bird flu is like an influenza then will it be spread like the bubonic plague!?
Bit of a nightmare situation.
If it were to break out i think the threat would be greater than terrorism to the security of the planet.
I read somewhere that the worst case scenario for the UK, i.e. one in which the expected Type A virus enters the country; and the predicated amount of people catch the virus and spread it - there will be an estimated 50,000 UK deaths.
This is a huge amount of deaths.
Ought we be worried or has anyone heard that the virus will probably not mutate.?
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druv |
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10-11-2005 @ 8:31 AM
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oh yes, this is big cause for worry as it has assumed pandemic proportions. there is a big deficit of drugs too like tamiflu which is running out stocks.
oh by the way, there seems to be a new drug to counter influenza strain among humans called amantadine.. is this better than tamiflu. how effective is this vis-a-vis tamiflu ?
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KKoli |
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10-11-2005 @ 12:28 PM
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why should that be better than tamiflu or relenza?
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papia |
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10-13-2005 @ 6:02 AM
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hi all,
This is an interesting topical discussion ..I did a lot of reading up on this and found that both tamiflu and amantadine are medications for 2 different types of flu strains. But when the two are used together it may work well together as they complement each other and give effective results too.
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This message was edited by Administrator on 10-13-05 @ 9:30 AM
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listo29 |
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10-13-2005 @ 9:55 AM
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Hey! I posted a very similar question on that medication at the following link -
http://www.ukmedixplus.co.uk/forum/viewmessages.cfm/Forum/32/Topic/1490/mt/Relenza%20(Zanamivar)/tt/is%20relenza%20like%20amantidine?
So ought you take tamiflu and amantadine together? It seems that one is better than the other for certain flu strains......seems a bit of lottery though.....thanks for the posting - veru informative!!
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pluguglies |
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10-13-2005 @ 10:15 AM
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why not just buy all three? - if $$ is an object then share with a friend.
dont you need a prescription for this by the way?
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