Bacteria Fingered As Killer In 1918 Flu Pandemic

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2008-08-20 02:17:11

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AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6175|what

Doctors should stop prescribing anti-biotics for everyone who comes in with the flu, because it's feared eventually you'll develop a strain that is resistant.

But the 1918 pandemic was caused in part by the atrocious conditions the soldiers were fighting in during the first world war.

2008-08-20 02:19:57

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FEOS: Bellicose Yankee Air Pirate; +1,182|6433|'Murka

TheAussieReaper wrote:
Doctors should stop prescribing anti-biotics for everyone who comes in with the flu, because it's feared eventually you'll develop a strain that is resistant.

But the 1918 pandemic was caused in part by the atrocious conditions the soldiers were fighting in during the first world war.

If they prescribe antibiotics for the flu, they should have their medical license reviewed or suspended. The flu is caused by a virus, so antibiotics wouldn't do anything at all.

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular

2008-08-20 04:46:48

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Raga86: Member; +6|6508

Not totally true, vaccines work on some virus and there are anti-viral drugs out that works fairly well. HAART treatment vs HIV is an example of this, making it possible to live with the HIV. However I agree, we have no "kill all baddies, instantly" drug like antibiotics were before resistance came into the picture.

2008-08-20 05:22:32

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Burwhale: Save the BlobFish!; +136|6245|Brisneyland

Raga86 wrote:
Not totally true, vaccines work on some virus and there are anti-viral drugs out that works fairly well. HAART treatment vs HIV is an example of this, making it possible to live with the HIV. However I agree, we have no "kill all baddies, instantly" drug like antibiotics were before resistance came into the picture.

Basically sums it up. Russia has found a very interesting way to treat resistant bacteria by using macrophages. Tends to by pass resistant bacteria all together. source

2008-08-20 13:22:48

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FEOS: Bellicose Yankee Air Pirate; +1,182|6433|'Murka

Raga86 wrote:
Not totally true, vaccines work on some virus and there are anti-viral drugs out that works fairly well. HAART treatment vs HIV is an example of this, making it possible to live with the HIV. However I agree, we have no "kill all baddies, instantly" drug like antibiotics were before resistance came into the picture.

My point being that antibiotics don't work on viruses.

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular

2008-08-21 09:24:17

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Raga86: Member; +6|6508

I know FEOS, I was referring to this:

Spark wrote:
I hope so, because at current viruses are incurable.

2008-08-21 09:43:05

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..teddy..jimmy: Member; +1,393|6672

Bacteria fingered?

Who would want to finger bacteria....

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