flu

Flu viruses can use a second entry pathway to infect cells (msn.com) H2N2 MHC class II proteins mediate sialic acid independent entry of human and avian H2N2 influenza A viruses Abstract Influenza A viruses (IAV) pose substantial burden on human and animal health. Avian, swine and human IAV...

December 6 press release from the NIH: Home Test to Treat program extends nationwide Program now offers testing, telehealth and treatment for COVID-19 and flu. https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/home-test-treat-program-extends-nationwide (some line breaks added, bolding mine)...

https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(21)00692-9

preprint https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.12.04.20244145v2 https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.12.04.20244145v2.full.pdf

Free full text: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0333102420965132 Keywords New daily persistent headache, viral pandemic, Russian flu, SARS-CoV-2, neurasthenia, headache

https://www.indjsp.org/text.asp?2020/36/5/189/297158 I thought this was an interesting/poignant statistic and quote. I couldn't fit it all in the title.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-13/flu-cases-drop-amid-coronavirus-restrictions-statistics-show/12332204 Interesting article social distancing has substantially reduced flu cases compared to previous years during winter season in Australia.

Magnus P1, Gunnes N2, Tveito K3, Bakken IJ2, Ghaderi S2, Stoltenberg C2, Hornig M4, Lipkin WI4, Trogstad L2, Håberg SE2. Abstract BACKGROUND: Chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) is associated to infections and it has been suggested that vaccination can trigger the...

Sorry, You Might Get the Flu Twice This Year — Here’s Why (Jan 19, 2020) By Julia Ries - EcoWatch

More than 40 Colorado schools close after virus outbreak via ABC News (Nov 21, 2019) When I read these types of news reports of flus and other outbreaks, I wonder how many will recover from the initial illness but left unwell the rest of their life.

The Guardian: 'Church' to offer 'miracle cure' despite FDA warnings against drinking bleach https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/apr/19/church-group-to-hold-washington-event-despite-fda-warnings-against-miracle-cure

https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/nih-announces-two-awards-multi-year-studies-influenza-immunity-children Nice to see money flowing...

I have not read the article but it seems interesting https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/03/bd-frogs-apocalypse-disease/585862/

https://www.the-scientist.com/features/can-the-flu-and-other-viruses-cause-neurodegeneration--65498 also highlights via Amy Proal on Twitter:

I’ve just recovered from the first proper cold I’ve ever gotten since I fell ill with ME/CFS six years ago. The first 3-4 years I never once felt even a wisp of a cold/flu coming on, and the last couple years maybe twice I felt under the weather like a cold was coming on but it never did. The ME...

I've never had a flu jab my entire life (I'm 56), and don't feel that I've ever gotten the flu. Of course it's difficult to know for sure with M.E because I feel viral-like 80% of the time. Perhaps I get a milder form when exposed but not sure. Researchers at Stanford have discovered a way...

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-05889-1

The Next Plague Is Coming. Is America Ready?

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/0/deadly-chinese-poultry-flu-could-spark-worldwide-pandemic/ Excerpts of the article: "A new strain of bird flu which kills 38 per cent of those it infects has been identified by the deputy chief medical officer for England as the most likely candidate to spark...

In an article discussing whether to excercise while ill (generally not; it won’t help, will infect others, and sometimes make you worse, the article advises, but says Mayo Clinic says it’s ok to expose your gym to a head cold—let’s hope there’s no one there with leukemia or on anti rejection...