Guest guest Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 UK NEWSKILLER FLU HITS BRITAIN http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/77651/Killer-flu-hits-Britain NHS in crisis over worst flu outbreak for years Tuesday December 30,2008 By Martyn Brown Have your say(0) BRITAIN'S flu crisis is expected to get even worse within weeks as a deadly Australian strain of the virus spreads across the country, health officials warned yesterday. The strain that caused a severe epidemic in Australia, killing six children, has arrived here as the UK struggles with its worst flu outbreak for eight years. Experts have warned that infections in Britain and Ireland will increase from January to March. A sharp rise in the number of flu-like illnesses has already been reported by the Health Protection Agency. Soaring infections have caused havoc at A & E departments in NHS hospitals in the past two weeks as thousands of GPs' surgeries have been closed over the Christmas holiday period. The flu season began a month earlier than last year and coincided with widespread outbreaks of the norovirus " winter vomiting bug " . Now the arrival of the H3N2 Brisbane 10 strain will put further pressure on the health service.Latest figures show that among the over-65s, 45 in every 100,000 people now have flu, up from 18 just a week ago. Though the 15 to 44 age group are most likely to report cases – with a rate of infections of 80 per 100,000 people – it is older people who are most likely to die from flu. This year's outbreak is well on course to be the worst since 1999/2000, when 22,000 people died. Officially, an outbreak does not become an epidemic until the rate is higher than 200 per 100,000 people. Tory health spokesman Lansley last night blasted the Government's broken promises after the last killer outbreak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2008 Report Share Posted December 31, 2008 Hopefully, the British will wake up and go out an buy or get prescriptions for vitamin D-3 supplements, have the ir 25-0H-vitamin-D levels tested and begin taking at least 5,000 IU per day until their vitamin D-3 levels exceed the normal-range midpoint. In the U.S., informal discussions have found that, even in Florida where the sunshine is much stronger in the winter than in Britain, 90 - 95% of the children tested had levels well below optimum. ******************************************* *The information provided in this email * *and any attachment thereto is just that * * -- information. * * * *It is not medical advice and it does not * *require any specific action or actions. * * * *While the information is thought to be * *accurate, no representation is made as * *to the accuracy of the information posted* *other than it is my best understanding of* *the facts on the date that this email and* *any attachments thereto are posted. * * * *Everyone should verify the accuracy of * *the information provided for themselves * *before acting on it. * ******************************************* Hopefully, this information MAY help someone. Regards, Dr. King http://www.dr-king.com PS: There is some evidence that, in adults, as little as 2,000 IU (50 micrograms) of vitamin D-3 daily SEEMS to be somewhat protective against influenza and that, for those who contract influenza, 50,000 IU of vitamin D-3 for 3 - 5 days MAY be " curative " . +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ At 14:56 12/30/08 -0000, you wrote: > >UK NEWSKILLER FLU HITS BRITAIN >http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/77651/Killer-flu-hits-Britain > > >NHS in crisis over worst flu outbreak for years > Tuesday December 30,2008 >By Martyn Brown Have your say(0) >BRITAIN'S flu crisis is expected to get even worse within weeks as a >deadly Australian strain of the virus spreads across the country, >health officials warned yesterday. > >The strain that caused a severe epidemic in Australia, killing six >children, has arrived here as the UK struggles with its worst flu >outbreak for eight years. > >Experts have warned that infections in Britain and Ireland will >increase from January to March. > >A sharp rise in the number of flu-like illnesses has already been >reported by the Health Protection Agency. Soaring infections have >caused havoc at A & E departments in NHS hospitals in the past two >weeks as thousands of GPs' surgeries have been closed over the >Christmas holiday period. > >The flu season began a month earlier than last year and coincided >with widespread outbreaks of the norovirus " winter vomiting bug " . > >Now the arrival of the H3N2 Brisbane 10 strain will put further >pressure on the health service.Latest figures show that among the >over-65s, 45 in every 100,000 people now have flu, up from 18 just a >week ago. > >Though the 15 to 44 age group are most likely to report cases – with >a rate of infections of 80 per 100,000 people – it is older people >who are most likely to die from flu. > >This year's outbreak is well on course to be the worst since >1999/2000, when 22,000 people died. > >Officially, an outbreak does not become an epidemic until the rate is >higher than 200 per 100,000 people. > >Tory health spokesman Lansley last night blasted the >Government's broken promises after the last killer outbreak. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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