[Newsbot]

Title: Severe H1N1 infection in females 'striking'
Category: Health
Posted By: Hyack
Date: 2009-10-12 21:11:21
Canadian

[leewgrant]

Okay, so that's the H1N1 target group for vaccinations. But it is an older cohort that is going to be affected by seasonal flu. That's why seasonal flu vaccinations should be available for this group too - at the same time. With all the rhetoric over body bags we have lost sight of this.

[DrCaleb]

It kills. It kills young, otherwise healthy people. It is airborne. It spreads faster then the vectors can be tracked. We have no natural immunity to it, because it is completely new.

These are the qualifications for it to be 'pandemic'. Just in case anyone was thinking they were still crying 'wolf!'.

[BartSimpson]

Hopefully Canada has the capacity to handle all of the potential patients that an epidemic would produce.

[xerxes]

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

It kills. It kills young, otherwise healthy people. It is airborne. It spreads faster then the vectors can be tracked. We have no natural immunity to it, because it is completely new.

These are the qualifications for it to be 'pandemic'. Just in case anyone was thinking they were still crying 'wolf!'.

The question still is though, what's the mortality rate from H1N1? From what I've heard, it's no more lethal than the seasonal flu.

[Lemmy]

So, does this mean my dick will prevent me from getting H1N1? Historically that piece of anatomy has put me at risk to contagious viruses.

[DrCaleb]

xerxes xerxes:

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

It kills. It kills young, otherwise healthy people. It is airborne. It spreads faster then the vectors can be tracked. We have no natural immunity to it, because it is completely new.

These are the qualifications for it to be 'pandemic'. Just in case anyone was thinking they were still crying 'wolf!'.

The question still is though, what's the mortality rate from H1N1? From what I've heard, it's no more lethal than the seasonal flu.

Overall, it doesn't appear to be more lethal than the regular flu (given the small sample size). But the regular flu takes it toll on all age groups, and is usually more lethal if you have certain underlying conditions, such as a bad infection or older age.

It's the groups that it does appear to be killing that are cause for worry. Healthy Females, 30-35 years old. That's not good.

[leewgrant]

xerxes xerxes:

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

It kills. It kills young, otherwise healthy people. It is airborne. It spreads faster then the vectors can be tracked. We have no natural immunity to it, because it is completely new.

These are the qualifications for it to be 'pandemic'. Just in case anyone was thinking they were still crying 'wolf!'.

The question still is though, what's the mortality rate from H1N1? From what I've heard, it's no more lethal than the seasonal flu.

Nobody knows. It's all speculation. It didn't hit Australia particularity hard last winter. But that doesn't mean it won't here. However, I expect more deaths from seasonal flu based on the morbidity of H1N1 that we have seen so far.