Re: Bird Flu Survival

Thu, 27 Oct 2005 07:03:44 -0700

Thanks Richard.
 
Aloe Vera is a big item in NM.
 
My mother was 14 when the flu epidemic hit northwestern Pennsylvania.
The cemetery gravestones (mostly marble) reflect the extent of fatalities.
My mother-in law was 12 in central New Mexico. She said they couldn't keep
up with the burial of the piles of bodies.
 
According to this Feb 2004 National Geographic item bodies from 1918 victims exhumed from
the Alaskan Permafrost helped nail down the Bird Flu- Spanish Flu connection.
 
 
"Solving an 86-year-old medical mystery, British scientists have determined the structure of the so-called "Spanish flu" virus that jumped from birds to humans in 1918, killing more than 20 million people worldwide.

In two separate studies, researchers from the Medical Research Council in London showed that the virus likely derived from an avian virus and retained some key characteristics of its avian precursor that caught the human immune system off-guard.

Although the discovery will probably not have an immediate impact on the current outbreak of chicken flu in Asia, the work will help scientists better understand flu viruses and their transmission from birds to humans.

The new evidence suggests that "receptor binding," the initial event in virus infection in which a foreign virus mixes with human proteins, is perhaps more important than the virulence of the virus in determining risk of transmission. "

Fred

----- Original Message -----
Sent: 10/27/05 7:20:52 AM
Subject: Re: Bird Flu Survival

 
Fred wrote..
 
>I watched a TV interview with Dr. Gaynor and was impressed by
>his comments on a possible flu pandemic and the vitamins-minerals-foods that will
>help build up the immune system for survival, "especially for those over
>age 65 where 90% of the fatalities occur".
 
 
Fred,
 
Us old geezers gotta stick together. One of the best sources of vitamin C is .. again "cactus". The Indian medicine plant Aloe Vera is the best for natural C. Be sure to eat the whole leaf and not just the jel inside. Canned AV is NOT a source. It takes the natural green fresh leaf. Wash , cut off spurs and dice a 1/4 cup of AV and you have the equal to a super dose of powdered C. If you can't find any in Alaska, kick me an e-mail and I will send you a plant you can keep in the greenhouse.
 
Richard

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