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101 comments on H1N1 CLZ5 NGZ2
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I agree the strain external to Mexico is of no consequence.
The strain in Mexico appears to be croaking every man and his dog. Which is which? I'd say the one that kills you is particularly virulent.
http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=6911
Definition of Virulence
Virulence: The ability of any agent of infection to produce disease. The virulence of a microorganism (such as a bacterium or virus) is a measure of the severity of the disease it is capable of causing.
The adjective virulent implies extremely noxious, damaging, deleterious, disease-causing (pathogenic). Marked by a rapid, severe, and malignant course. Poisonous, venomous.
The word "virulence" comes from the Latin "virulentia" from "virus" meaning a slimy liquid, particularly one that is foul and poisonous.
I'm happy with the fact that the Mexico flu is NOT particularly virulent. (If I don't catch it).
LATOC published this article: http://www.lifeaftertheoilcrash.net/Archives2009/EngdahlFlu.html. Engdahl comprehensively debunks the whole story and his comments have a ring of correctness about them.
Flying Pigs, Tamiflu and Factory Farms by William Engdahl for Global Research does not debunk anything. Engdahl makes suggesting and asks questions.
Virulence: The ability of any agent of infection to produce disease. The virulence of a microorganism (such as a bacterium or virus) is a measure of the severity of the disease it is capable of causing.
The two sentences of this definition say two very different things. The ability to produce disease and the severity of that disease's effects are two different concepts.
I heard the director of the CDC state in a radio interview this week that the WHO 1-5 Pandemic alert scale measured the communicability of the disease, not the disease's mortality or severity of symptoms.