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What To Do and Not Do When a Pandemic Starts- Part 2

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In part 1 of this article series, I explained the difference between a pandemic and an epidemic as well as virus transmissions. We also went through some basic biosecurity measures, including items to have on hand and how to use them, including some detail on various disinfectants. Now, let’s move forward in our discussion on dealing with pandemic-causes viruses.

Vaccination

Vaccinations have gotten a bad reputation, unfortunately due to the occurrence of some rare issues such as allergies to vaccines, autoimmune responses, et cetera and a whole lot of misinformation. Generally, if you had regular vaccinations, you might have some protection against any other flu, but it most likely will not be enough to prevent disease; however, it might give you a leg up in regards to dying. The reason for this is in the biology of the virus and the biology of your immune response.

Vaccinations against the seasonal flu are typically weakened or mostly killed influenza virus strains, with the vaccine companies trying to guess which strains are actively circulating next winter. They guess by looking at what is emerging in other parts of the world, particularly the southern hemisphere where winter and flu season is in June, July, and August. They then produce the vaccine against those strains and hope for the best. Obviously, that does not always work, which is why you sometimes have low rates of protection.

 

How it Works

The way a vaccine works, generally, is that your immune system identifies the killed vaccine strain as a foreign invader. Specialized cells can then recognize different parts and for example produce antibodies, which are specific for just that strain. The mutations that make a virus more virulent or better at infecting usually are in the genes of proteins that the virus uses to enter the target cell. In other words, if any mutation happens in the genes of these proteins, the virus might be able to infect a human. Those proteins are also the parts that antibodies are effective against, because they bind to it and prevent the virus from entering, until other cells simply take care of the invader.

Another way how vaccines work is through a different cell type of the immune system, which can actually recognize additional parts of the virus and kill infected cells directly. These viral parts often are more conserved, because they make up the structure of the virus and are usually not changed much in different viral strains. Researchers currently are trying to develop more effective vaccines against those structural proteins, hoping they will give more general protection against different flu viruses.

Other viruses, such as SARS and MERS-like viruses, are even more difficult regarding vaccine development. We are not even close, especially considering that similar viruses can arise anytime but might be different from what we have seen previously. They can be really nasty buggers.

Treatment (and What Does Not Work)

You did stick to biosecurity, but unfortunately you came into contact with an infected person before people realized what was going on. How do you know you are infected?

You might be starting with feeling either general weakness or the typical signs of a cold or flu, including sore throat, sneezing, runny nose and eyes. Later you potentially develop a cough, fever, soreness, et cetera. The common flu is bad enough and can knock you down significantly, especially if you were not vaccinated. A pandemic flu has the potential to cause a high rate of mortality, so hope for the best. Of course, you should try to go and see a doctor, but in case of a pandemic that might be rather challenging. You might want to go directly to the emergency room, if they have the capacity. Fluids and medication will be important.

Antivirals

There are currently several antivirals on the market, Tamiflu and being the most widely known. They are effective against both Influenza type A and type B viruses, but the big drawback is that you have to take them the first 48 hours to be really effective, and they might not work against the pandemic virus. Also, they might run out, but it is worth a try. If you get really sick though, it might be too late.

Unfortunately, that is kind of it. I know that some people put a lot of stock into herbs/alternative medicine, et cetera. As a scientist, I would not exclude plants that can have antiviral effects, but the problem is that we developed drugs because plant extracts are often not potent enough. They might have some effective component, but which ones and if they are strong enough is a guessing game. Most herbal medicines or extracts won’t hurt anything, but I would not expect wonders in case of an aggressive virus. However, if you are out of options, you should certainly try. There are several books on herbs used in medicine, so if you are interested I would look up a comprehensive book.

Garlic Fun Fact

I have a fun fact from more recent research on the antimicrobial effects of garlic: It works best if you chew the garlic, not take a pill. The reason has to do with enzymatic activation of the effective components of garlic in the mouth when you chew, so just taking a pill does not result in the same effect. Only use it if you are in a truly dire situation and your significant other does not care that you really stink!

Homeopathic Anti-Flu Medications

One of the anti-flu medications from the holistic/homeopathic side sold is Oscillo. I am sure people swear by it, because they took it during a case of “the flu”, which might have been just a cold, and they felt better or thought they did. I do not want to go too much into a rant about homeopathy, but I will give you the facts and leave it at that.

First of all, homeopathy was invented in 1796, well before medicine was developed as a science. It is based on the belief that any substance that causes a disease can also cure the disease. You just dilute the substance in the water until none of the substance remains and only their memory remains in the water. If you want to give it a try, I challenge you to take a large quantity of a toxic substance and then use the homeopathic dilution of it as a remedy. [Editor’s NotePlease folks, don’t do this. The author is using satire to make a point.]

Of course, there are people that swear by it, but in large studies it has become quite clear that this mostly is due to the placebo effect. That is a completely different story and utterly fascinating, but you have to believe in the effect for it to work, and it is certainly not fool proof.

Oscillo

The kicker with Oscillo is that it is made from duck liver and heart. Now why is that used to treat influenza? Funny you should ask: the doctor who came up with it misidentified the causative agent for the Spanish Flu as a bacterium, which he named oscillococcus. The thing is, he claimed he found it in ducks. To summarize, not only is the agent causing influenza a virus, not a bacterium, but said bacterium oscillo, which does not exist or cause the flu, was found in ducks and is diluted to 10400 to treat a viral infection. I rest my case. If you still want to try it, good luck. You will need it.

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Source: https://www.sgtreport.com/articles/2018/2/1/what-to-do-and-not-do-when-a-pandemic-starts-part-2


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    • DISPENSER

      Best thing to do is to stay home, don’t talk to, touch, or touch things other people have touched since the pandemic began. You do have a year’s supply of food and water, don’t you?

    • Anonymous

      The SCIENTIFIC proven thing to do – in a “Claimed /Hyped” – PANDEMIC is NOTHING

      The Figures bandied about in the LameStream Media, By Governments etc – is just BIG PHARMA – & CDC – “FEAR PORN”

      These are the – TRUE REAL Deaths from FLU – Figures from The World Health Organisation (WHO)
      - re the 2009/10 SWINE FLU – WORLD PANDEMIC
      ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

      H1N1 now in the post-pandemic period (Note date > Aug 2010)
      (QUOTE) 10 August 2010 — WHO Director-General Dr Margaret Chan announced that the H1N1 influenza virus has moved into the ….. post-pandemic period.
      http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/en/
      ………………………………
      And
      In This August 2010 – Having Reached A Post Pandemic Period – how many Laboratory Confirmed – Swine Flu Deaths have there been – WORLDWIDE IN 214 COUNTRIES ??
      ………………………………
      Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 – update 112 (Note date AGAIN Aug 2010)

      Weekly update
      6 August 2010 – As of 1 August 2010, worldwide more than – 214 countries and overseas territories or communities
      have reported ….. laboratory confirmed …. cases of pandemic influenza
      H1N1 2009, including over ….. 18449 deaths.

      http://www.who.int/csr/don/2010_08_06/en/

      Confirmed by CNN

      CNN
      Confirmed human cases of H1N1:
      April 2009-April 2010

      Fatalities …. Worldwide – (Only) >>>> 18,500 laboratory confirmed deaths,

      but ( OFFICIAL HOAX ) “estimates” …. are 151,700 to 575,400.

      http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/23/health/h1n1-u-s-fast-facts/index.html
      ……………………………………..
      Comment – Taking a very broad brush AVERAGE
      - 18,449 Flu LABORATORY Confirmed Deaths – from 214 Countries reporting – equals a very embarrassing

      >>> 87 Swine Flu Deaths ….. PER Country
      ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

      2018

      as quoted on Fox News Report 27 Jan 2018

      – there have been >>> at least 37 …. flu deaths in …. children in the United States,
      (according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).

      http://myfox8.com/2018/01/27/this-flu-season-has-already-claimed-the-lives-of-at-least-37-children-in-the-united-states/

      Not thousands – just PLAIN…. 37 – under 18yr old Flu Deaths (TOTAL – Cumulative this Flu Season) out of a toal 40,000,000 (40 Million) Americans Under 18.

      Source of under 18’s population 40 Million
      (https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/11/03/what-we-have-learned-about-the-great-swine-flu-pandemic.aspx)
      ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
      Reason to panic obviously (37 Deaths In 40 Million :o )

      Moving Along

      In 2001 Gov Claimed – 62,000 + died of Flu in the USA – The “Real” Truth >>> JUST 18 …. DIED OF FLU

      Read the >>>>> British Medical Journal (The BMJ)

      (BMJ 2005; 331:1412):

      “[According to CDC statistics], ‘influenza and pneumonia’ took 62,034 lives in 2001

      —BUT >>> 61,777 of which were – actually ….attributable to >>> pneumonia (NOT FLU)
      - and (JUST) >>> 257 to flu,
      ( and in only >>> 18 cases >>> was the flu virus …. positively identified.”)

      You see, the CDC has created … one overall category….. that combines both flu and pneumonia deaths.
      - Why do they do this?
      - Because they disingenuously “assume” (No Proof) that the pneumonia deaths are complications stemming from the flu.

      This is an absurd assumption. Pneumonia has a number of causes.

      But even worse, in all the flu and pneumonia deaths, >>>> only 18 revealed …. the presence….. of an influenza virus.

      Therefore, the CDC could not say, with assurance of PROOF
      - that any more than – 18 people – died of influenza in 2001. >>> Not 36,000 deaths. ….. JUST >>> 18 deaths.

      https://jonrappoport.wordpress.com/2018/01/15/massive-flu-outbreak-heres-the-real-story-the-media-wont-touch-the-lies-the-hoax-the-scandal/
      ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

      If you prefer – READ THE ABOVE TRUTH in the …. Medical Journal “Advanced Practice Nursing”

      https://www.asrn.org/journal-advanced-practice-nursing/1212-do-not-believe-everything-you-read-about-flu-deaths.html
      ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

      Don’t fear the FLU – Fear the ….
      CDC/ Governments/ Media Hype / Big Pharma …. FAKE HOAX figures

      & of course Before it’s News …. contributors >>> WHO PROPAGATE & SPREAD THE LIES

    • Anonymous

      Addendum – Suggestion of ACTION

      Keep your immune system healthy – VIT C Supplementation obviously (NON GMO SOURCED)

      And in the winter months – the amount of sunshine in Northern Climates – is totally inadequate to provide sufficient … VIT D
      (which is …. essential for immune system)

      Society of Endocrinology (Peer Reviewed & Medical Journal Published)

      Quote
      Considering that vitamin D deficiency ….. is very common …. in all age groups and that …. few foods contain vitamin D,
      - the Task Force recommended supplementation …… at suggested daily intake and tolerable upper limit levels, depending on age and clinical circumstances.

      We suggest that the maintenance tolerable upper limits (UL) of vitamin D, which is not to be exceeded without medical supervision, should be ……
      10,000 IU/d for children and adults 19 yr and older ….. may be needed to correct vitamin D deficiency.

      https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/96/7/1911/2833671

    • Anonymous

      Vaccines are beyond the last thing anyone should consider.

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