H1N1 vs. seasonal flu -- medical facts only please.?
what is so different about the swine flu that we are hearing about how many deaths it has cause. why doesn't the seasonal flu do this? and i got a seasonal flu shot, but i have been told by 3 different doctors that it is medically UNNECESSARY to get the h1n1 vaccine as well. and i've been told the h1n1 vaccine in the form of a nasal spray contains the live virus, so i absolutely WILL NOT get that. what age groups is h1n1 fatal to? i'd really like as many details on this as i can.... i know several people that have already had it... i hope i am not next. i just wish to have all the info i can on this epidemic.... the more educated i am, the better. although we are all very much entitled to our own opinions, i ask that you PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND to this with just an opinion. i am looking for medical advice and facts. thank you.
Posted by PC User
H1N1 is basically seasonal flu that goes to the pneumonia stage somewhat faster, so it is harder to treat if you have any sort of disease or weak immune system to begin with.
Posted by J-Dub
Medical fact: God is trying to wipe out weak people. Darwin's theory is about to come back into play for humans.
Posted by someone
H1N1 and the regular flu are the same thing. People are going all out and saying that we are all going to die. That isn't true. The only reason why people have died from the H1N1 Swine Flu, is probably because they had another disease that triggered the flu to get a lot worse, causing them to die. The news is making this too dramatic. Yes, its a virus that has killed people. That doesn't mean it will kill you. I would highly recommend to NOT get the vaccine because it may lead you to the virus. Just keep good hygiene routines and make sure you do not touch anyone.
Hope this helped! xD
Posted by Angelina
h1n1 can cause more serious influenza
nobody has any immunity to it
most people will get it, and get better within a week, some people die
my kids got the vaccine (nasal spray), it was no big deal, they are 18 and 22, I got the shot, also no big deal,
I am a nurse so I always get the flu shots
If you were my daughter I would tell you to DEFINITELY get this vaccine
also my 7 month old grandson got the shot
we are not dead! LOL, we are just fine, plus we are now protected from H1N1
you should know over 1,000 people in America have died from this
19 children last week alone
Posted by MagnusMoss
A few times a century a new flu crosses over from animals to humans. Flu viruses are far worse when they first cross over into humans, because they are completely unfamiliar to our immune system, and it takes longer for our immune system to recognize them and respond appropriately. (The normal seasonal flu usually has a few surface proteins in common with a flu you've had them in the past...which helps your immune system recognize it and respond appropriately.)
Even so, healthy people normally recover just fine. Your typical flu pandemic usually just kills the old, the sick, and infants. It kills them indirectly, if your immune system is weak to begin with, than fighting off the flu virus leaves your immune system too exhausted to fight off anything else, and if you THEN run into the wrong bacteria, it can kill you.
The 1918 flu virus did something else. It killed mostly young people. It is believed it somehow caused their immune system to over-react and cause "friendly fire" damage to their lungs.
This new swine flu started out killing a bunch of high school students in Mexico. This worried some people, and conjured specters of the 1918 flu. Since then the swine flu has killed more young people than expected. However, the absolute numbers of people it killed are not that high...it doesn't kill more people than a normal flu, it just kills younger people, on average.
Pregnant women, people with asthma, and people with compromised immune systems seem to be most vulnerable.
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