“Two hours! Just two hours, you can quickly test to determine whether patients infected with the influenza A H1N1 virus !”??( 6 pm) 4 pm, the reporter in Henan Engineering Research Center for Bio Molecular biological experiments room, see the Biotechnology Research Center of Henan Province, chief expert Wang Yunlong, his first move was good news out of two fingers!

5 11 at midnight, when reporters contact Wang Yunlong, the research team has battled hard with 10 days of the provincial research center leader biological test given in the latest standard operating hours or 3 hours, more rapid test kit is being tested, verification.

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Less than 20 hours after continued efforts, Wang Yunlong team has broken one after another the other departments announced on May 3 to 5 hours to complete the pigs infected with influenza A H1N1 virus detection limit, minimum two hours to the results of a nationwide R & D-type H1N1 virus detection reagent “emergency in the Race”, by running in the forefront.

6 pm when reporters on the scene were in the molecular biology laboratory, reagent preparation laboratory, and genetic engineering labs, see the center of molecular diagnostics expert Dr. Li Zhitao, Li Yulin, director of genetic engineering specialists, immunization diagnosis expert Susan Branch Professor and Dr. Liu Wanggen and other research team members are methodically working tension.

“If necessary, these reagents by a suitable means to free the quickest way to send to all levels of the new cities and counties in Henan Province Influenza Designated hospitals or designated health prevention and control institutions “?? Wang Yunlong answering questions from reporters, said.

5 7,’s telephone interview with Zhang, deputy director of Science and Technology Department of Henan Province on behalf of the people, asked his assessment of the results of the study, he said: “The very recognition! We should be prepared for.” Reporter learned The Center is carrying out the advantage of rapid diagnosis of one of the units in the first study in China during the SARS SARS success of the first rapid diagnostic reagents and known access to national drug certification. Initially in the “swine flu” disease began before the release of the April 23, the center is sensitive to the team, has started to actively find related information do a lot of preparatory work.

2009 4 28 United States on public alpha (H1N1) influenza virus gene sequences, the central research team night analysis, design, multiple pairs of primers were optimized for three pairs of specific primers were synthesized good, after days and nights continuous research, experiment, verify, May 4 kit for success.

Wang Yunlong, said test kit for the successful development of efficient, thanks to the provincial party committee provincial government, the Zhengzhou municipal government attach great importance. Science and technology in our province and Zhengzhou city government department in charge of rapid response carefully arranged, the first time to support biotechnology research center in Henan Province of human infection with swine influenza start Epidemic Prevention and control strategies and key technology research, careful organization and scientific research early and rapid diagnostic reagents, the Provincial Science and Technology Department Director Zhao Chen, deputy director and director of special appointed Director of Social Development Centre in person to understand biological research and progress, to see scientists. Zhengzhou City Science and Technology Secretary Wang Jichang two research groups reported on the deployment of special arrangements to listen to related work, and to arrange and social development, Deputy Secretary in charge Director of the first line in person, on-site to solve some research on the problems encountered. Research team worked day and night through the research and experiments have been used center technology platform for rapid diagnosis of diseases and in molecular biology, molecular hybridization, gene amplification and other aspects of the advantages of accumulated technology, successfully developed such a rapid, specific, sensitive Influenza A (H1N1) influenza virus detection kit.

The reagent has three distinctive features :

An advanced technology. The design of the project has the following six technical advantages: the use of advanced triple PCR technique; using one-step rapid test; by UNG pollution prevention system; using component separation and release, to ensure high specificity; used throughout every step of the internal control system detects reaction; with nucleoprotein NP, neuraminidase (NA), hemagglutinin (HA) 3 gene in multiple confirmed to detect were more detailed understanding of the characteristics of the sample.

2, speed, and can be detected within 2 hours. Provincial Life Centre with high efficiency, sophisticated nucleic acid extraction technology that can be completed in half an hour fast, high-yield target template extraction process, compared with the traditional method to triple its output, while in the process of triple PCR amplification technology to operate double time and effort to reduce 2 / 3.

3, results are reliable. The project uses the amplified fragments of different sizes of three pairs of primers, PCR technology using triple swine influenza A (H1N1) genes were detected, while adding a whole system of reference to track, because the operator can avoid a result of incorrect operation miscarriage of justice or the kit itself, the result of problems caused by false positives, and can ensure sensitivity of detection.

The purpose of the project using a simple and quick detection method for qualitative strip test, has wide adaptability. Equipment only general PCR, can be early and rapid diagnosis, with the maneuverability is strong, using the broad features. In the current “swine flu” continues to spread the grim situation, in time, rapid diagnosis is extremely important. Currently, the successful development of the project, is actively involved in science and technology of Henan Province “swine flu” prevention and control of action and important stage, we will have far-reaching in Henan Province’s social health impact.

Consult Your Doctor Immediately

If you suspect that you have been infected with influenza, it is recommended that you visit your doctor as soon as possible. If you start taking treatment for flu within the first two days of symptoms appearing, the duration as well as the severity of the symptoms may be reduced. Today, there are effective medications available that can help you treat influenza quickly.

Maintain Hygiene to Prevent Infecting Others

Once your doctor confirms that you are infected with the influenza virus, it is imperative that you maintain good personal hygiene to prevent infecting others. Wash your hands often with soap or an alcohol rub. Cover your face while sneezing or coughing and carefully dispose of the tissues that you’ve sneezed on. As the swine flu virus can survive for up to 24 hours on a hard surface, it is also essential to keep clean commonly-touched hard surfaces like door handles or railings, telephones or computer keyboards. You should also try and stay home if you fall sick to avoid infecting others.

Drink Plenty of Fluids

Experts advise that you drink plenty of water and avoid drinking alcohol and smoking. It has been observed that the symptoms of influenza, such as body aches and pains are made worse by dehydration. You’re losing water anyway through sweating, due to high fever, so caution should be taken to avoid further dehydration. So, remember to drink water, even if you are not thirsty.

Get Lots of Rest

People infected with influenza should get as much rest as possible. Do not report to work or school if you are infected. This will help you recover quickly and will also help to prevent you from infecting others. Rest helps allows your immune system the resources it needs to fight influenza.

Take Anti-Inflammatory Medications

Use of anti-inflammatory medicines such as Ibuprofen can help to reduce fever and also reduce the severity of the body aches. However, these medications will not help to shorten the duration of the sickness. Do not take anti-inflammatory medicines if you have a history of stomach ulcers or bleeding in the gastrointestinal tract.

Take Flu Medication

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of anti-viral medications such as Tamiflu for the treatment as well as prevention of flu. The medicine helps us to fight both influenza A and B virus effectively. It works by preventing the spread of the virus through the body and thereby reduces the duration and the intensity of flu symptoms. To get the best results from flu medicines, it is imperative that you start taking the treatment within two days of the appearance of the symptoms or within two days of being exposed to the virus. As Tamiflu is a prescription drug, you should always consult your doctor before taking it.

Epidemic of swine influenza can be prevented by the self-hemotherapy
In times of crisis, and in particular that we are living now, all possible resources to mitigate the effects of the crisis must be sought and evaluated.
Since 2004, the Brazilians are aware of the therapeutic procedure in the very old and traditional medical and veterinary, known as self-hemotherapy from a video circulated on the Internet through You Tube, containing an interview with Dr. Luiz Moura, resident doctor in Rio de Janeiro.
Subsequently the procedure was banned by ANVISA in 2007, which fortunately did not prevent many people who continue using the procedure in the treatment and prevention of many diseases such as acne, arthritis, asthma, amidalite, gout, influenza and even several diseases auto-immune. After the ban, the patients who were using the self-hemotherapy were mobilized in their defense and have signed a petition addressed to the President of the Republic, requesting the release of the practice claiming that it is a therapeutic procedure with no known risk to the patient and extremely effective in the prevention of diseases in general, since it is a nonspecific vaccine, capable of strengthening the immune system against various diseases, including influenza, caused by different types of viruses.
As the world lives in a climate of panic because the risk of swine flu appeared in Mexico in abril/2009, becoming a global pandemic like the Spanish flu of 1918, which some estimates reached 50 million deaths, or the Asian flu 1968, our duty to re consider the question of the use of self-hemotherapy in Brazil. The Spanish flu came to Brazil in October 1918 and remained for several weeks, until the end of November, but it was enough to kill at least 35 thousand people, mostly in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. According to scholars and medical specialists worldwide, a new influenza pandemic occurs more or less every 40 years and was last recorded in 1968, influenza in Hong Kong or Asia, where it is estimated that killed some 4 million people in the world. So 1918 + 50 = 1968 + 40 = 2008. Influenza was late, but arrived. Not by chance the World Health Organization (WHO) with the assistance of experts from around the world is pointing since the end of the 90s about the threat of an influenza pandemic in this new century. It is believed that, despite the current resources in the medical field and in the best condition of health of the global population, the ease of transport and the huge mass of people to move to each corner of the world each day will be able to spread the virus to all continents in only 4 days.
Taking into account that the application of preventive injection of the patient’s own blood, taken from the vein and apply the muscle has the property of strengthening the reticule-endothelial system (immune system) as it stimulates the body to increase the number of macrophages in the blood from 5% to 22% in 8 hours after application, maintaining that level for 5 days, is extremely useful, given the epidemic of swine flu, the application of the vaccine, not only for Brazilians who will travel to Mexico, but also to Mexicans have not yet hit by flu, which already has the mortality rate of 6%, demonstrating that this is really an epidemic of great gravity.
If the epidemic spread to other countries, which seems inevitable as the daily traffic of persons from Mexico and the disease continues to have an incubation period of 3 to 7 days, just a passenger contaminated by viruses, into a country to create conditions for transmission of the virus to others and so on. Is provided only as a vaccine specific for this strain of influenza in swine in about 6 months, by then the epidemic will have produced a disaster of major proportions.
Moreover we know that the influenza virus, the cause of influenza, because of their constant mutability, requires the production of new medicines. Even the vaccine, an important innovation emerged in the mid 90s, could have reduced efficacy in terms of the characteristic of the disease to submit to each winter with a new look.
As this is an emergency, we believe the prudent application of the injection of blood from the patient’s own vein (5 ml. ), With an interval of 5 days to maintain the body with the index of macrophages in blood around 22% especially if the epidemic really is installed and remain for a long time.
Obviously we can not ignore also the food, which must be of good quality, including vegetables, legumes and fruits, especially citrus and those with large amounts of vitamin C, such as cherry, kiwi, cashew, etc. . Clearly, in the case of an epidemic, we must also avoid agglomerations, indoors, cinemas, theaters, etc. , using surgical masks for protection, and goggles to protect eyes, can also absorb the virus.
And there are no contra-indications for the procedure of self-hemotherapy believe a humanitarian issue, before the current

Interesting – a new strain of H1N1 influenza A viru.
I wonder what the incubation period is?
How many days BEFORE one has symptoms are they unaware and in public, and therefore spreading the virus.
For instance, I understand the HIV pathology shows that a person with HIV can be spreading the disease for 6 months before he/she can be diagnosed.
Generally, viruses are spreadable for a certain number of days before the patient KNOWS they have an illness. I wonder what that period is for this new strain of H1N1 influenza A virus.
It appears that one CSULB student is confined with an “apparent” swine flu and is being confined til proven positive or false. Meanwhile another student said that last Friday she had been in class and coughing all over the place.
Of course- as with any virus or illness, exposure doesnt mean you will get it.
Pasteur on his death bed said that he was wrong – the pathogens werent the main players, the “terrain” was.
Summing it up- the super healthy will ward it off because they have great terrain. (and thats what an Immune system is for!)
And in any flu passing through, thats why the very young and the very old are the usual ones to die.
Officially we are supposed to stay 6 feet away from each other- and wash our hands long enough to sing the entire Happy Birthday song.
I am probably living on the edge- I kissed my hubby on the mouth without brushing my teeth, Then we each went through a loud pantomime of coughing and hacking and spitting and kissed again. Monogamy does have its priviledges,
I am also thinking that there must be plenty of cases where people dont report their flu. If I was sick with a fever and flu-like symptoms, I would be too sick to sit in a doctors office to wait my turn. I wouldnt go to an ER because knowing I was in a weakened state, I wouldnt want to be in proximity of people even MORE sick.
So there have to be more cases around that dont get to the place of diagnosis or “counting”.
ANYWAY – whats the incubation/spreadable period before symptoms begin?
Anyone know?

H1N1 influenza (swine flu) to frighten people? Dr. Kedar Karki As we have heard the news, have occurred in swine influenza in the United States and Mexico. It is possible that this could become a pandemic if the virus continues to spread around the world. Media report too much about this threat, and although the health authorities advise people to remain calm, anxiety has a higher population. Many of the key elements of reporting (BBC, CNN and newspapers in the world) are using media-friendly term swine flu "to cover the increase in the level of a pandemic, the immediate response to the calls contained in the industrial production of pork. A June 10, 2009 UN update of the World Health Organization (WHO), 74 countries have officially reported 27,737 cases of influenza A (H1N1), including 141 deaths. In India so far confirmed 31 cases in the city such as Hyderabad, Bangalore, New Delhi and Jallandhar in Punjab. The Indian government is considering the suspension of air travel to the U.S. Most of the confirmed cases in India have been found in individuals who had recently traveled to cities in U. S, and had returned there. WHO's decision to raise the level of notification Step 6 shows the spread of the virus, not the seriousness of the disease caused by the virus. Why are people afraid of an epidemic, even going on? "Question inspired by the recent outbreak of H1N1. From a sociological point of view, communities that depend on to keep us safe from harm now warns that the threat is between us, that is very worrying that the human psyche. In addition, our safety is not compromised in mind, the usual suspects, the media and large public institutions have been guilty of promoting this hysteria swine flu. People in general like to think of themselves as valuable as an individual, unique, and in particular their mothers raised them think. However, the truth is that people are not individual cases, the psychological, but he himself is known and well-being depends on their relations with others. We are totally a product of social interaction. We have a physiological thing in the world, but our knowledge, our role, but also a sense of security and well-being, and feelings imperilment all depends on the relationships and institutions of society, which basically has increased security by default. "As societies increase in complexity, not realizing that we have transferred the responsibility to maintain a sense of security agencies. Public interest organizations, such as the CDC and the universities, which give us the warm and fuzzy feeling of security knowing that they control the threats that would otherwise have no idea. pathogens, toxins and radioactive substances are invisible to scare shit out of us. Before the unexpected runaway situation occurs, these culprits are particularly frightening to us, because we can not identify himself, which makes imagine the worst case, it is easy. Swine flu is mediated entirely separately, because we can not understand. The result is a question of sociability. influenza mitigation, healing, physical and psychological, is based on human relations. Flu, toxins and radiation in these relations. So when you have to understand the bird is out, it goes through the same networks that we depend on the feeling of security. In addition, the epidemic is also of concern to us, because there is no clear end. Natural disasters have a beginning, middle and an end is a nice story. It comes, we prepare it, and then again. toxic events, and pandemics come in waves. Is this the first wave? The last wave in which we suffer on this story? Is it always going to end? People in the most extreme example of the suffering of anticipation. Looking to the future and say that something is happening on the road? "is as bad as something actually happens. Of course, the fear of a virus outbreak is more rational, but people's experiences of fear related to anticipational is the same. We must keep in mind, but the fear of a possible pandemic is something that could be considered a hobby for life is always present. It should also be noted that many other things are slow to manifest among us less fearful today, although they are much more severe. "Crescive problems" are gradually problems, which are not taken into account the society until they reach a certain threshold. The threat of an influenza pandemic has managed to cross the threshold of concern within the hysteria. But why are we so afraid of the death of mankind through the swine flu, a more definitive of a potential disaster? One explanation could be that H1N1 is a new "threat" and that is why we continue to be insensitive to new stimuli. One nice example of desensitization of society is that people initially feared the introduction of electricity, which resolved with time, perhaps the swine flu will suffer the same fate. Another factor that causes our concern is that H1N1 is the death of the late teens and twenty things, not just the elderly and children. Therefore, the scientific basis and that public health agencies are also concerned about justifying our concern. However, the magnitude of concern is expressed today over swine flu is definitely a need to assess. The public receives news and popular media, although it is known that the media exaggerate the income information, the public still do, because if it does not take into account this fact. In addition, the media hype of excellence, public interest organizations are also feeding our fire hysteria. Generally, if an influenza pandemic really happen, does not change the fact that the pandemic is indeed a potential threat to humanity, and should not be ignored. However, other parameters interferes with the reality that causes the outbreak of hysteria. It is necessary to examine these underlying variables that cause hysteria, because it has a real impact on social hysteria, including future political and economic investments, and the inclusion of illegal stigmatization of certain populations of animals and people. Por no hablar temiendo pandemic una posible es un desperdicio de nuestro tiempo y tambi