Tips for When Your Kids Have The Flu
The flu can be a dangerous illness, especially for children. Because of smaller body size, and developing systems, children are at an increased risk with regards to all the symptoms of the flu. Adults usually don’t get the stomach-related symptoms that deprive a child of nutrients when they need them most. Treating the Flu Conventionally If your children contract the flu, it is vital for them to get plenty of rest. Don’t allow them to engage in strenuous exercise or play. Even if they do not feel fatigued for the first few days, be firm. The body must be in a state of rest if it is to cope with the sickness brought by the virus. Don’t forget to give your children plenty of fluids. Water is especially helpful, as are isotonic sport drinks. Because children with the flu can also get diarrhea, replacing lost salts and water soluble vitamins is crucial to their recovery. If your children use alcohol or tobacco, you will need to see to it that they stop. Both these substances cause damage to the immune system, thereby making the entire flu experience worse. Children and teenagers should also avoid taking aspirin [...]
Docs told to avoid 1 flu shot brand for small kids
Docs told to avoid 1 flu shot brand for small kids (AP) — A government panel is recommending doctors steer clear of giving one brand of flu vaccine to young children this year because of problems with it in Australia and New Zealand. Read more on PhysOrg
Plan Ahead to Avoid the Legal Problems of Bird Flu
Any event that holds the potential of causing millions of deaths obviously holds the potential of causing millions of lawsuits. A bird flu pandemic would be a disaster on every front. If one does happen, it’s likely that the survivors will look for someone to blame — someone to pay out a lot of money. For compensation of the loss of loved ones. To make up for losses of jobs and businesses. That’s the new American way. A bird flu pandemic would likely qualify as a force majeure — an act of God (or the Devil) that nullifies contracts. It’s also possible that post-pandemic courts could determine that, given the enormous amount of publicity given to bird flu in this period, that all responsible people should have prepared for the eventuality of a pandemic. It’s also possible that so many lawyers and judges will succumb to bird flu and so much wealth will have been wiped out that the government will declare some kind of blanket “we all suffered, now let’s just rebuild” amnesty on all bird flu lawsuits. But don’t count on it. It’s better to be prepared. After all — given the enormous amount of media attention given [...]
Scientists Finally Create an Effective Vaccine Against Bird Flu Virus
So far, the public health authorities have been in a continuous alert due to the presence of H5N1, the bird flu virus which affected Asia and infected about 100 humans in the past 18 months, half of the victims not surviving the virus attack. Scientists worry about a possible global pandemic, and so they have been trying to develop an effective vaccine against H5N1. Until now millions of birds were slaughtered in Asia in the attempt of stopping the virus from transmitting itself to animals and humans. After a long wait, yesterday, a federal health spokesman said that the scientists have finally created an effective vaccine against a strain of the flu virus that is considered to be a possible spark for the beginning of a global pandemic. The vaccine has been tested on 133 volunteers within a study conducted by US universities, and has proved to be efficient, providing a powerful weapon against the flu virus. The study has been conducted at the University of Maryland at Baltimore, the University of Rochester in New York and the University of California at Los Angeles. The conclusions of the study were that two doses of the vaccine [...]
Discover All The Secrets About Avian Bird Flu
Avian bird flu is a contagious disease that affects mainly birds. It is a strand of disease that comes from the influenza virus which is very species-specific. That means it usually only affects the species that coincides with the particular strand. The main concern with it is its ability to contaminate huge flocks of poultry. Domestic birds don’t usually become infected unless they are in contact with native birds in the area. Most native birds have an immunity to bird flu but they still carry it in their blood. Domestic birds however, are usually not immune to avian bird flu and when they are in contact with a carrying bird, they can easily become infected. What About The Current Outbreaks In Poultry? In 2003 South East Asia saw one of the largest outbreaks of avian bird flu in history. Over 150 million birds were destroyed. Since that time the disease is now considered an endemic in countries such as Cambodia, China and Thailand. It is thought that the disease is still showing up in these countries today and may take several more years before the disease is fully under control. What Affect Does it Have On Human Health? There are [...]
Swine Flu – How NOT to treat it!
Bob has swine flu and decides to come up with his own swine flu treatment method!
Bird Flu Outbreaks
Of all the avian influenza viruses that are seen in both humans and birds the subtype H5N1 caused the largest number of infections in humans. This subtype leaded to severe diseases and even death. More than that, it is believed that the registered cases are a small percentage of the real number of people that carry the virus. The registered cases are considered the severe ones while the unregistered and unreported cases are believed to be milder and without complications. The H5N1 virus does not affect humans easily and if one person is infected it is impossible to spread the virus to another one. That is why this infection remains a rare disease in humans. Even so, as we said before, it is the most common infection that is seen in both birds and humans. The most affected regions are Asia, some parts of Europe, the Near East and Africa. More than half of these people that were reported as being infected with H5N1 have died. Most of them were children or young adults and have developed the virus after getting in direct contact with infected poultry or surfaces. Even if some cases prove that the virus spreads [...]
What is Flu (influenza)
What causes the flu? The flu is caused by influenza viruses A and B. There are different strains, or types, of the flu virus every year. Influenza (flu) is a viral infection. People often use the term “flu” to describe any kind of mild illness, such as a cold or a stomach virus, that has symptoms like the flu. But the real flu is different. Flu symptoms are usually worse than a cold and last longer. The flu usually does not cause vomiting or diarrhea. Most flu outbreaks happen in late fall and winter.What are the symptoms? The flu causes a fever, body aches, a headache, a dry cough, and a sore or dry throat. You will probably feel tired and less hungry than usual. The symptoms usually are the worst for the first 3 or 4 days. But it can take 1 to 2 weeks to get completely better. It usually takes 1 to 4 days to get symptoms of the flu after you have been around someone who has the virus. Most people get better without problems. But sometimes the flu can lead to a bacterial infection, such as an ear infection, a sinus infection, or bronchitis. In [...]
Nutra Pharma Receives Patent for Novel Antiviral Treatment Using Modified Cobra Venom
Nutra Pharma Receives Patent for Novel Antiviral Treatment Using Modified Cobra Venom Nutra Pharma Has Been Issued a Patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a Method of Treating and Preventing Infectious Diseases, Including Colds, Flu Viruses, and Bacterial and Parasitic Infections, Using Modified and Detoxified Cobra Venom and Neurotoxins Read more on Marketwire
Why Bird Flu is Seen as a Potential Health Risk to Humans
The Avian Flu, also known as the Asian Bird Flu or Influenza A (H5N1), is a zoological viral strain that has crossed the species barrier and is now threatening further mutation and a subsequent world pandemic. Influenza A strains infect only avian and mammal species while influenza B and C strains infect only humans. Most human influenza strains encounter higher levels of immunity among the human population and are less virulent because they have been around for longer periods and world populations have developed necessary immunity. Conversely, Influenza A (H5N1), after undergoing an antigenic shift (crossing the species barrier), presents an entirely new threat because the human population has no previous immunity or resistance to this flu. Strains that have mutated in this way, and become transmittable between humans, have been the cause of every previous flu epidemic or pandemic for the last 300 years. Researchers suggest that a if global pandemic of Influenza A (H5N1) mimicked the pandemic of 1918-1919, the death toll could reach between 150 and 300 million people. Influenza A (H5N1) was discovered in 1996 thru an outbreak in the domestic poultry industry in Hong Kong. During 2003 and 2004 over 100 million birds died of [...]