Friday, October 28, 2005
Another view on Avian Flu --
>
> STAFF COLUMN: TO MSM (MainStream Media)
> To MSM about 'bird flu'--SHUT UP!
>
> The ridiculousness of this past week's rampant coverage of the "avian
> flu"
> ("bird flu," H5N1, etc.) has finally annoyed the staff of Disclosure to
> the
> point that we determined an opinion column about this subject is now
> imperative.
>
> For some reason, all major mainstream media (MSM), at the end of their
> incessant coverage of the horrors following hurricanes Katrina and Rita,
> determined that all of a sudden the subject du jour would become avian
> flu.
> One after another, all MSM outlets were spouting about this flu, what
> everybody should do to "prepare," and what our president Shrub (Bush
> minor)
> was intent upon doing should there be a pandemic in the U.S.
>
> What is NOT being reported are the basic facts about H5N1, what people
> can
> really do to prepare, and, generally, what the "flu" basically is.
>
> (Note: Nothing in the following column is meant to be construed as
> medical
> advice and should not be taken so, but only as guidelines learned from
> experience and culled from common-sense sources.)
>
> What is the flu?
> An "influenza" is a viral infection that has a relatively short lifespan
> and causes problems for its victim in the form of several minor effects
> (chills, high fever, aches and pains, headaches, sore throat, mucosal
> irritation). These actual "flu" conditions may make someone feel like they
> want to die, but the influenza virus generally does not kill a person-nor
> an
> animal.
>
> What kills are the side-effects that stem from these conditions, if
> people
> don't take care of themselves while suffering from this virus. These are
> primarily bacterial (and sometimes fungal, other viral and even parasitic)
> infections that set in during the lowered immune condition a person
> experiences when suffering a flu.
>
> Ordinarily, these secondary infections are pneumonia and/or a range of
> gastrointestinal problems (parasites) that cause diarrhea, which, with
> attendant dehydration, can be fatal.
>
> When animals get a flu, if they die at all, they usually die from
> parasitic or lung infections. When humans get a flu, if they die at all,
> it's
> usually from pneumonia or dehydration from diarrhea.
>
> Health professionals love to attribute human deaths from "the flu" to the
> flu, not to the secondary, opportunistic infections; it's too much work to
> find out exactly which bacteria or parasite dealt the fatal blow. In other
> words, it's easier for them when filling out paperwork.
>
> The flu doesn't kill you
> The fact is that "the flu" doesn't kill. So what, say you detractors, was
> all this fuss about the "Spanish flu" epidemic in 1918? Didn't practically
> everybody in great-grandpa's family (with the exception, of course, of
> great-grandpa) die from that?
>
> No. There are two reasons why the "Spanish flu" (which was misnamed
> because of the inaccurate premise that it originated in Spain-more on that
> in a minute) killed so many people, and they are very, very simple-the
> outbreak of this flu came on the heels of two new treatments: aspirin, and
> a
> "flu vaccine."
>
> Careful research by medical investigators over the years has uncovered
> that the 1918 flu actually had a "ground zero" of Fort Riley, Kansas
> (specifically Camp Funston, where quarantined soldiers were eventually
> kept). This was the military base where the soldiers, having been brought
> back from duty in Spain and other locales after World War I, were taken
> and
> were subject to new inoculations that were being mandated for soldiers
> before release into the general populace. (Spain was a relatively neutral
> country in the war, and had no compunction against publishing ongoing
> information about the spread of this flu, causing it to be cause "Spanish
> flu" by default and misperception.)
>
> These inoculations were a new practice; previous versions of "the flu"
> had
> made the rounds and done their damage; this was the first time a "vaccine"
> had been developed that would hopefully stave off the spread of the virus.
>
> Taking the 'vaccine' home
> These boys took themselves and the germs with which they were inoculated
> home with them and spread a live (and probably mutated) version of the
> virus
> to their friends and family. When people started getting sick, others ran
> out and received the vaccine in hopes that they wouldn't be next.
>
> They were.
>
> In fact, records indicate that the people who didn't get vaccinated (poor
> people who couldn't afford it, and then, when vaccinations were being
> considered "essential" and basically given without cost, those with some
> intellect who refused to be inoculated) were the ones who survived the
> "epidemic."
>
> Aspirin: bad idea
> Secondly, the development of salicylic acid (aspirin) came along at the
> same time. This product was widely available and was recommended by
> physicians in order to control the fever that came along with the flu. In
> taking it, peoples' fevers went down and aches and pains subsided, but
> they
> died anyway. Why?
>
> This is because any influenza virus is naturally attacked by the body's
> own defenses. This "attack" is marked by a high fever, a sign that your
> body
> is doing what it's supposed to do when an invading germ is threatening. It
> slows you down, makes you take it easy, and generally causes you to take
> the
> rest you need to get past the harshest stage of the virus.
>
> However, people who took aspirin found their fevers lowered and aches and
> pains eased, and went on about their business, spreading the virus and
> weakening their systems as they worked (which was more strenuous activity
> back then) and opening themselves up to the other opportunistic infections
> that would eventually kill them.
>
> Mainstream medicine will screech to high heaven that these two
> factors-vaccinations and aspirin-were not the reason why millions of
> people
> worldwide died during the Spanish flu outbreak. But the sad fact is that
> all
> the research points to these being exactly why the flu A) spread so
> rampantly and B) became so lethal-people had no idea what they were doing
> to
> themselves.
>
> And now on to H5N1-'bird flu'
> This virus, found in the digestive tracts of certain Asian birds (which,
> along with pig digestive tracts, is generally where most "flus"
> originate),
> was isolated and named in 1997. Read that again: 1997. Eight years ago.
>
> Since H5N1-"bird flu"-has mutated, as most influenza viruses invariably
> do, to a human form in 2003, it has been contracted by (to date) exactly
> 116
> people. Read that again: 116 people. These are mostly bird farmers (and/or
> their family members), with not the most sanitary of career choices, in
> Asian countries.
>
> Since 2003, H5N1-"bird flu"-has killed (to date) exactly 60 people. Read
> that again: there have been only 60 deaths from bird flu worldwide, most
> of
> these isolated to Asian countries where sanitation isn't exactly
> first-world
> quality.
>
> When stretched out over the time period containing it, bird flu, mutated
> to human form, has, on the average, stricken 58 people per year; it has
> killed, on the average, 30 people per year.
>
> That's two-and-a-half people a month, or, if you want to get really
> specific, .08 people per day.
>
> Incidentally, with 60 of 116 people dying after being infected with it,
> the avian flu has barely a 52 percent mortality rate. Anthrax did better
> in
> 2001.
>
> The infection rate is virtually infinitesimal, since a huge portion of
> the
> world's population lives in Asian countries.
>
> There have been no known cases of human-to-human transmission in any of
> the countries to which the virus has spread.
>
> So the bottom line: bird flu is hardly at pandemic levels, and is really
> nothing to worry about. It does not warrant even a second of what MSM has
> been giving it over the past couple of weeks.
>
> Avoid the flu with no shots
> To keep from becoming a victim of the bird flu or any other influenza
> virus, there are a couple of things to remember.
>
> Immunizations are nothing but a way for drug companies to make money.
> Annually, "health experts" touting the "flu shots" for everyone explain
> how
> they determine what to put in their immunizations: a dead version of
> whatever virulent strain of flu is anticipated to make the rounds of the
> globe, generally for the U.S., between November and April.
>
> The sad fact is that while every "virulent strain" generally originates
> in
> Asia in the springtime, by the time it gets to the U.S. in the winter, it
> has mutated so much that the current brand of immunization being given is
> completely useless. It would take scientists and medical personnel working
> round the clock and flying in fresh batches at the speed of light to
> combat
> a current version of influenza from one country to the next. It's just not
> possible to pinpoint and combat every virus per season.
>
> There is NO BIRD FLU vaccine!!
> And this point must be emphasized: There is currently NO 'bird flu'
> vaccine available!! In order for there to be a vaccine specific to H5N1,
> development must start with the human form of the virus-which does not yet
> exist, except perhaps in military-biomedical-pharmaceutical labs.
>
> According to Leonard G. Horowitz, DMD, MA, MPH, "a human version of H5N1
> must be cultured for lengthy periods of time in human cell cultures, then
> injected into monkey and ultimately humans to see if these experimental
> subjects get the same feared flu."
>
> Only then may a vaccine be prepared-maybe-if one can be created at all.
>
> Remember: a vaccine must require specificity to be effective. Unless it's
> already surreptitiously being developed, moving at the speed of light is
> the
> only way such a vaccine will be available to help against this particular
> kind of flu and all the mutated forms it may take before spreading to the
> general populace and becoming an "epidemic."
>
> Yes, the shot can make you sick
> And for people who don't think a flu shot can make them sick because it's
> a "dead virus" and not a live one, well, that's partly true; the dead
> version can't give you that version of the flu.
>
> However, what a lot of people don't realize is that raw eggs are used in
> the incubation process to create the virus, and a lot of people are
> allergic
> to raw eggs (many people are allergic even to cooked eggs and don't know
> it,
> suffering stomach distress upon eating them and just passing it off as
> "gas";
> comparatively, raw egg products, injected into the body, can create
> violent
> illness).
>
> Further, mercury, in the form of thimerasol, is used in every vaccine
> suspension as a preservative. Thimerasol isn't good for anyone, but it's
> particularly bad for people who are sensitive to heavy metals. For some
> people, the thimerasol alone in a vaccine can kill them if they don't know
> what their sensitivities are.
>
> Bottom line: Getting a flu shot is exceptionally risky and should be
> avoided. There is no necessity for a "flu shot" whatsoever.
>
> Natural precautions
> So how do you keep from getting the flu when whatever mutated version
> finally comes around? Simple: natural precautions.
>
> It is said that vitamin C is a good prevent-all; that's not exactly the
> case. It's the ascorbic acid in C that helps the body's defenses. Ascorbic
> acid can be purchased in powder form and diluted with a
> baking-soda-and-water drink for fast absorption (find the recipe and
> ingredients in any health food store.)
>
> The other very important "immune boosters" available are also very
> simple:
> colloidal silver, garlic, oil of oregano and olive leaf.
>
> All of these ingredients, taken as directed on packaging, will keep
> anyone, even an immune-compromised person, healthy enough to fight off not
> only the flu but the other opportunistic infections that attend it, making
> it absolutely unnecessary to get a flu shot.
>
> Otherwise, keep your home and possessions very clean. Ensure that you
> wash
> your hands and that everyone in your household does the same, several
> times
> a day. Avoid crowds and going into and out of hot/cold conditions (in and
> out of a heated building, as an example. Being cold causes you to shiver,
> shifting the body's defense resources toward making you warm. With
> defenses
> down, bugs can enter and set up housekeeping in your body more readily. So
> yes, going in and warming up after playing in the snow, then going right
> back out to it, can make you sick.)
>
> What if you get the flu?
> The answer to this is very simple.
>
> Don't fight it. Go ahead and run a fever; it's your body's way of
> destroying the virus. (Note: don't let the fever get above 102; and watch
> very young, very elderly and chronically ill patients with fever. Tylenol
> is
> better to give than aspirin, but do so in low enough doses so that the
> fever
> has a chance to destroy the virus.)
>
> Stay away from people who might be carrying another virus, bacteria,
> fungus or parasite that can strike your weakened immune system in
> combination with the flu virus.
>
> Drink lots of liquids so that the body, in a fevered state, stays
> hydrated.
> And rest, rest, rest. Do NOT exert yourself at all. Your body is doing
> the
> work it's designed to do-let it.
>
> Very bottom line-bird flu and all the attendant press is just hype. Don't
> allow yourself to get pulled in by the crap and the fearmongering. It is
> minimally infectious and has low mortality, and really poses no risk to
> anyone in the U.S.-unless, of course, it is brought in on purpose. Even
> then, it is possible to avoid it. Don't go mainstream, and you'll be fine.
>
>
// posted by Linda Weissinger Lupowitz @ 7:24 AM 
