Comments on: Swine influenza daily update http://www.virology.ws/2009/04/29/swine-influenza-daily-update/ About viruses and viral disease Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:38:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: reverse phone lookup http://www.virology.ws/2009/04/29/swine-influenza-daily-update/comment-page-1/#comment-29921 reverse phone lookup Thu, 17 Nov 2011 21:23:00 +0000 http://www.virology.ws/?p=1176#comment-29921 Looks like you've done your research very well. Looks like you’ve done your research very well.

]]> By: Alex http://www.virology.ws/2009/04/29/swine-influenza-daily-update/comment-page-1/#comment-21750 Alex Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:36:51 +0000 http://www.virology.ws/?p=1176#comment-21750 Thank you so much! Thank you so much!

]]> By: Alex http://www.virology.ws/2009/04/29/swine-influenza-daily-update/comment-page-1/#comment-695 Alex Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:36:51 +0000 http://www.virology.ws/?p=1176#comment-695 Thank you so much! Thank you so much!

]]> By: profvrr http://www.virology.ws/2009/04/29/swine-influenza-daily-update/comment-page-1/#comment-676 profvrr Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:58:19 +0000 http://www.virology.ws/?p=1176#comment-676 That illustration is representative of all influenza viruses of the A<br>type, which includes the current swine flu, and human strains such as<br>H1N1, H3N2, and H2N2. That illustration is representative of all influenza viruses of the A
type, which includes the current swine flu, and human strains such as
H1N1, H3N2, and H2N2.

]]> By: Alex http://www.virology.ws/2009/04/29/swine-influenza-daily-update/comment-page-1/#comment-675 Alex Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:55:11 +0000 http://www.virology.ws/?p=1176#comment-675 The ilustration you share on this swine influenza update (showing the structure and location of the HA, NA, etc.), does it correspond to the A/California/04/2009 variety alone or is it representative of all the Influenza viruses causing the so calle "swine flue" right now? The ilustration you share on this swine influenza update (showing the structure and location of the HA, NA, etc.), does it correspond to the A/California/04/2009 variety alone or is it representative of all the Influenza viruses causing the so calle “swine flue” right now?

]]> By: Smitha. http://www.virology.ws/2009/04/29/swine-influenza-daily-update/comment-page-1/#comment-667 Smitha. Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:21:10 +0000 http://www.virology.ws/?p=1176#comment-667 I would like to know the details on structure of the virus, environmental stability, infectious dose & the disinfection. I am trying to develop risk assessment document for experimental studies on this virus. Please advice.<br><br>I assume that the above said criteria are similar to Influenza A viruses. Please advice. I would like to know the details on structure of the virus, environmental stability, infectious dose & the disinfection. I am trying to develop risk assessment document for experimental studies on this virus. Please advice.

I assume that the above said criteria are similar to Influenza A viruses. Please advice.

]]> By: Max http://www.virology.ws/2009/04/29/swine-influenza-daily-update/comment-page-1/#comment-665 Max Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:11:44 +0000 http://www.virology.ws/?p=1176#comment-665 I don't see a time for this posting. The swine flu page of the CDC listed 91 cases and 1 death 11am this morning. I understand the main page still had yesterday's data.<br><br> I heard the baby was from Mexico and flown to Texas. Still doesn't seem to me anywhere near enough time or cases to estimate cfr. I don't see a time for this posting. The swine flu page of the CDC listed 91 cases and 1 death 11am this morning. I understand the main page still had yesterday's data.

I heard the baby was from Mexico and flown to Texas. Still doesn't seem to me anywhere near enough time or cases to estimate cfr.

]]> By: profvrr http://www.virology.ws/2009/04/29/swine-influenza-daily-update/comment-page-1/#comment-663 profvrr Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:29:57 +0000 http://www.virology.ws/?p=1176#comment-663 We simply don't have enough data to know if the mortality is the same<br>or greater than epidemic or pandemic flu. It will take a good deal of<br>time to get those numbers. And yes, it's a great opportunity to better<br>understand the disease and its spread. We simply don't have enough data to know if the mortality is the same
or greater than epidemic or pandemic flu. It will take a good deal of
time to get those numbers. And yes, it's a great opportunity to better
understand the disease and its spread.

]]> By: M. http://www.virology.ws/2009/04/29/swine-influenza-daily-update/comment-page-1/#comment-660 M. Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:01:21 +0000 http://www.virology.ws/?p=1176#comment-660 PAN(ACA)DEMIC FLU?<br><br>*<br>Taking into account the 30ooo deaths per year of 'regular' flu,<br>how much did change this statistics the previous known epidemics (57, 68 and 86)?<br><br>*<br>Even if is just a 'false' alarm, <br>maybe such a threat boosts the knowledge about the biology and the geographical behavior of the disease,<br>in the same way as a vaccine boosts the human immune system, PAN(ACA)DEMIC FLU?

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Taking into account the 30ooo deaths per year of 'regular' flu,
how much did change this statistics the previous known epidemics (57, 68 and 86)?

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Even if is just a 'false' alarm,
maybe such a threat boosts the knowledge about the biology and the geographical behavior of the disease,
in the same way as a vaccine boosts the human immune system,

]]> By: JC http://www.virology.ws/2009/04/29/swine-influenza-daily-update/comment-page-1/#comment-659 JC Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:57:59 +0000 http://www.virology.ws/?p=1176#comment-659 I would appreciate your thoughts on how likely you think it is that the higher incidence of hospitilization and death (confirmed cases) in Mexico are simply reflective of the fact that a lot more people have been infected there than in the U.S., rather than that the isolates circulating in Mexico are more virulent to humans than the isolates circulating in the U.S. If getting very sick or dying after exposure to this strain of H1N1 is primarily a function of a hyperactive cytokine response (which I assume is related to human genetics), then I am wondering if whether a person gets very sick or dies after exposure to an isolate is more related to the genetics of the person (i.e. the intensity of their cytokine response) than to the genetics of the isolate. If only a very small percentage of people have an immune response that is sufficient to make them very sick or kill them after exposure to the virus, then perhaps we simply have not had enough people in the U.S infected yet for the virus to "find" these hyper-responsive individuals. I would appreciate your thoughts on how likely you think it is that the higher incidence of hospitilization and death (confirmed cases) in Mexico are simply reflective of the fact that a lot more people have been infected there than in the U.S., rather than that the isolates circulating in Mexico are more virulent to humans than the isolates circulating in the U.S. If getting very sick or dying after exposure to this strain of H1N1 is primarily a function of a hyperactive cytokine response (which I assume is related to human genetics), then I am wondering if whether a person gets very sick or dies after exposure to an isolate is more related to the genetics of the person (i.e. the intensity of their cytokine response) than to the genetics of the isolate. If only a very small percentage of people have an immune response that is sufficient to make them very sick or kill them after exposure to the virus, then perhaps we simply have not had enough people in the U.S infected yet for the virus to “find” these hyper-responsive individuals.

]]> By: Prof. Nassiri http://www.virology.ws/2009/04/29/swine-influenza-daily-update/comment-page-1/#comment-657 Prof. Nassiri Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:14:22 +0000 http://www.virology.ws/?p=1176#comment-657 The fact that so far the fatality rate is only one in USA (a child from Texas), it may be of a "drift" consequence in viral genome! I suggest CDC confirm it. The fact that so far the fatality rate is only one in USA (a child from Texas), it may be of a “drift” consequence in viral genome! I suggest CDC confirm it.

]]> By: About virustaxonomy, classification « Leabright’s Blog http://www.virology.ws/2009/04/29/swine-influenza-daily-update/comment-page-1/#comment-655 About virustaxonomy, classification « Leabright’s Blog Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:01:46 +0000 http://www.virology.ws/?p=1176#comment-655 [...] http://www.virology.ws/2009/04/29/swine-influenza-daily-update/ [...] [...] http://www.virology.ws/2009/04/29/swine-influenza-daily-update/ [...]

]]> By: profvrr http://www.virology.ws/2009/04/29/swine-influenza-daily-update/comment-page-1/#comment-656 profvrr Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:57:12 +0000 http://www.virology.ws/?p=1176#comment-656 Yes, according to the sequences that have been submitted so far. Yes, according to the sequences that have been submitted so far.

]]> By: Matt Dubuque http://www.virology.ws/2009/04/29/swine-influenza-daily-update/comment-page-1/#comment-653 Matt Dubuque Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:42:59 +0000 http://www.virology.ws/?p=1176#comment-653 Is it true there are zero avian flu components in these US isolates? Is it true there are zero avian flu components in these US isolates?

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