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Swine flu in our area and daughter has it. Swine anywhere else?
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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 313610" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>The reason the elderly seem to have some resistance to H1N1 is that they were born close enough to 1918 to still have some acquired antibodies to the 'Spanish Flu' that killed millions of people.</p><p></p><p>The flu of 1918 was similar to the human part of H1N1 in that it too killed by a sudden and rapid attack on lung tissues. We didn't yet have the technology to really deal with respiratory distress syndromes and hence couldn't support people.</p><p></p><p>Plus, the last big flu was spread in the days when people travelled by boat. It took a LOT longer to spread in those days than nowadays when people travel by plane.</p><p></p><p>Also, we were building up to enter WWI and many, many deaths took place at military barracks and training sites.</p><p></p><p>This still happens to this day. husband had meningitis while in basic training. It ran through the training station like wildfire.</p><p></p><p>I have my seasonal flu shot, but am down on the waiting list for the H1N1 vaccine because I am 49 and my only real additional risk factor is that I am a smoker.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 313610, member: 1963"] The reason the elderly seem to have some resistance to H1N1 is that they were born close enough to 1918 to still have some acquired antibodies to the 'Spanish Flu' that killed millions of people. The flu of 1918 was similar to the human part of H1N1 in that it too killed by a sudden and rapid attack on lung tissues. We didn't yet have the technology to really deal with respiratory distress syndromes and hence couldn't support people. Plus, the last big flu was spread in the days when people travelled by boat. It took a LOT longer to spread in those days than nowadays when people travel by plane. Also, we were building up to enter WWI and many, many deaths took place at military barracks and training sites. This still happens to this day. husband had meningitis while in basic training. It ran through the training station like wildfire. I have my seasonal flu shot, but am down on the waiting list for the H1N1 vaccine because I am 49 and my only real additional risk factor is that I am a smoker. [/QUOTE]
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