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Cells, Microbes & Viruses / Re: Any news on this new virus sweeping the world?
« on: 23/03/2003 12:45:00 »
The feeling among virologists is that this novel virus shares a number of features with the paramyxovirus family which includes mumps and measles amongst their number !
As it is a virus, antibiotics not helpful unless the patient develops a secondary bacterial chest infection owing to damage to the lungs by the virus as it replicates (grows).
The number of cases is low and hence there is probably no cause for concern. We should be more worried about the number of people who have not have their children immunised against measles, mumps and rubella. Measles is fatal for some children, and can cause post-infective fatal neurological syndromes including SSPE (subacute sclerosing pan-encephalitis) and PIE (post infectious encephalitis). Which kill you.
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As it is a virus, antibiotics not helpful unless the patient develops a secondary bacterial chest infection owing to damage to the lungs by the virus as it replicates (grows).
The number of cases is low and hence there is probably no cause for concern. We should be more worried about the number of people who have not have their children immunised against measles, mumps and rubella. Measles is fatal for some children, and can cause post-infective fatal neurological syndromes including SSPE (subacute sclerosing pan-encephalitis) and PIE (post infectious encephalitis). Which kill you.
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