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They think this explains why the spanish flu was so bad for younger folks and also increases risks of a bad future epidemic. 

http://www.bbc.com/news/health-37938143

 

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that's interesting....

I read an article several years ago that had another interesting thought to the Spanish Flue.    It killed by the body's inability to fight off that strain of flue and the ones that died mostly from it were very healthy people.       As the article thought through the story of that year it also seems that not only did that time period spread the virus from people returning from the war, but it also brought back aspirin which reduces the rise in temperature in people.....   which is what kills off viruses and bacteria as a way of fighting them.

So as the story goes, we used the aspirin to feel better and in doing so caused our immune system to switch to the directly attack the virus with our blood system and those who were the healthiest and the strongest immune systems destroyed their lung tissue in the process and died.

i thought that was kind of fascinating .  Our families have always let fevers run thier course unless it was extremely high and might cause brain damage.

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Interesting. Thanks for sharing. :)

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oh grate just what this country needs is more worser sicknesses. The American flu isnt bad enough now there is a Spanish flu?

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2 hours ago, JenhasJesus said:

oh grate just what this country needs is more worser sicknesses. The American flu isnt bad enough now there is a Spanish flu?

Shakes head

Seriously jen lol

The spanish flu was in 1918 and wiped out millions of people worldwide. At least 40 million people. There is no such thing as american flu.

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52 minutes ago, ayin jade said:

Shakes head

Seriously jen lol

The spanish flu was in 1918 and wiped out millions of people worldwide. At least 40 million people. There is no such thing as american flu.

Is that necessary? That sounds so condescending jade.

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22 minutes ago, missmuffet said:

Is that necessary? That sounds so condescending jade.

Jen and I talk daily in chat bo. We have a familiarity with one another that I can speak like that. It never dawned on me that anyone else would read it differently. 

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44 minutes ago, ayin jade said:

Jen and I talk daily in chat bo. We have a familiarity with one another that I can speak like that. It never dawned on me that anyone else would read it differently. 

So you guys have somewhat of an understanding?....Ok.

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yeah its fine guys. Shes not talking down to me at all.

okay no american flu only Spanish flu thanks Jadey I will tuck that nugget of info away in my memory bank.

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