Swine 'Flu

In answer to a question from a lady who lives near Eastbourne in East Sussex.

Swine ‘Flu is a very active and violent ‘flu virus.

It comprises of two strands to its activity.

The first part is the more aggressive aspect of this virus, but it also hides another component, which is less active to start with and becomes active after the first section hits you.

It is almost a double punch, so you are brought down with it and then further infected by the second aspect.

This is why in its pure form it is pretty bad.

For those who have a weak or weakening immune system, they would be more vulnerable as they would be more vulnerable to the first aspect, which will bring then down and further hit with its secondary motion.

The first aspect brings in the ‘flu like symptoms, the sickly throat, cough, sneezes etc and the second hit tends to be the weakening aspect.

It sort of paralyses you into a state where you think you are going to die – such is the strength of the second wave.

So care to keep warm and to drink lots of fluids, but more importantly of all is a healthy diet and a built up immune system is vital, so you should get it you already have a greater fighting chance to defeat it and the symptoms would be relatively minor.

Where the young are more exposed to it is they do not tend to eat healthily, are lacking in fresh air and exercise to build up the immune system.

We tend to breed children like hot house flowers. They are no longer tough enough these days to withstand the disease and so become more susceptible to these air born viruses.

As to its long term destruction to the human race, well it will go up and down in phases, not necessarily seasonal as they have already predicted.

This virus has a mind of its own and will attack where there are people throughout the World who are tired, overstretched and who do not look after themselves.

People who smoke are also vulnerable.

They damage the immune system of their children making them an easy target as well.

As to long term prognosis, there will be a quietening down period and then a resurge and then it will level off as people will learn to adapt their life styles to a much better way of living and behaving.

It is not a long term killer – Mustafa.”