novel 2009-H1N1
7/31/09
http://cryptome.org/h1n1/cdc-073109.pdf
Very interesting this as it shows what the CDC classify underlying conditions as. Also shows the % of deaths in each age group.
See pg. 42 & 43 for list of underlying conditions contributing to deaths.
Most interesting to me is the fact that smoking seems to be beneficial - i know i should but no way i'm giving up til this pandemic is over. I've even threatened slap a nicotine patch on my lot at the first sign of a sniffle lol.
Nicotine, Anti-inflammatory H1N1 Cure - Vagus Nerve Stimulation Blocks Cytokine Storm of Swine Flu
http://diseases-viruses.suite101.com/article.cfm/nicotine_antiinflammatory_h1n1_cure.Stimulation of the vagus nerve prevents the damaging effects of cytokine release in experimental sepsis, endotoxemia, ischemia/reperfusion injury, hemorrhagic shock, arthritis, and other inflammatory syndromes. Herein is a review of this physiological, functional anatomical mechanism for neurological regulation of cytokine-dependent disease"...
.."Obesity, on the other hand, is characterized by diminished vagus nerve output and elevated cytokine levels, which have been implicated in mediating insulin resistance and atherosclerosis
This is a possible reason for obesity to be listed as a risk factor or at least it was for a while. My gut feeling is that there are so many obese people these days that the authorities cant list them as a priority group because there are simply too many.
Since weight loss and exercise are each associated with increasing vagus nerve activity, one can consider whether enhanced activity in the cholinergic antiinflammatory pathway might decrease cytokine production and reduce the damage and metabolic derangements mediated by chronic, low-grade systemic inflammation that is characteristic of the metabolic syndrome. "...
My take on pregnancy - we know that a lot of pregnant women get hit hard by this. Is this because their immune systems are dampened to accommodate the baby (foreign body)?
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