H1N1/Swine Flu on Warfarin?

[terodac]

What ever its name is this week this the swine flu is what I call it, I just wonder if by being on Warafrin that we have a harder time catching things like this sense our blood is thinner? What does everybody think about this? Could it be we are more protected from germs and catching a virus or colds?

 

[zipper2]

Another thing we need to worry about they say Fall will be terrible
for this swine flu.

Well bad enough now i guess and i would think in result of a weakened
immune system we'd or I would therefore be suseptable,don't think our blood
coagulant would culpirt it worse ,but more experienced should jump in and
comment........Good post Interesting to see answers on this question.

zipper2 (DEB)

 

[aussiemember]

Australia now has the most cases of swine flu per capita than anywhere else in the world - and Victoria is the worst - great!!

Anyway, not sure about whether we are more protected from the swine flu by being on Warfarin but the pathology nurse said that the Tamiflu they are giving everyone has aspirin in it and would cause problems for those on Warfarin. Anyone know about this??? - sorry not trying to change the topic of the thread.....

 

[Ross]

Anticoagulation has nothing to do with catching the virus. You either catch it, like a cold, or you don't. Whether or not your on ACT makes no difference at all.

 

[lance]

Doesn't the flu .....................

Doesn't the flu .....................

any flu, cause a lot of upchucking and dehydration?

So I wonder if Lovenox injections will be required.

I don't think the state of coagulation/anticoagulation matters or makes a difference to whether we catch it or not.

I hope that when mosquitos, black flies and the like after dining on warfarin lose their ability to reproduce. In the words of the immortal Beach Boys--"wouldn't it be nice"?

Just a thought.

 

[Ross]

thinner

Please lose that term from your vocabulary. It's anticoagulant, not thinner.

 

[catwoman]

Please lose that term from your vocabulary. It's anticoagulant, not thinner.

Ooh, I need to stop off at Walmart on the way home & buy some paint anticoagulant.

 

[Bina]

"paint anticoagulant".........that's funny.

 

[zipper2]

Just heard the who(worldHealth Orgaization)is close to declaring a full blown pandemic(level6)scale.Manitoba first nations has it very bad there.
They are short of ventilaters,many people in icu.

Zipper2 (DEB)

 

[KristyW]

any flu, cause a lot of upchucking and dehydration?

Lance,

This really is a misnomer from our mothers and grandmothers. Whenever I had the nausea and vomiting as a child my mom would say that I had "the flu". And in small children that could be the case because fevers in children have nausea and vomiting as a secondary symptom. However, it's usually something like salmonella that causes those symptoms in both children and adults.

"The flu" is caused by the influenza virus...it causes cold like symptoms, but they are on a grand scale. Usually, I can feel I have a cold coming on for a couple of days, with the flu, it hits you in about 2 hours. Seems like one minute you're fine, and the next you've been run over by a semi-truck and someone else has beaten you with a baseball bat from the inside out. You'll have a fever (sometimes quite high 102-104 which could cause dehydration), stuffy head, runny nose, chest congestion, cough, headache, body aches, fatigue, no appetite...it's NO FUN! I got the flu several years ago. I was able to function out of bed for about 1 hour each day, and then it was back to bed for me for and it was like that for a full week! It was 3 weeks before I felt myself again. I don't EVER want to get that again. so I'm adamant about getting a flu shot every year.

As far as the "H1N1" flu virus, it sounds like it's just a more virulent form form of the virus. It attacks swiftly and viciously. The virus is somewhat airborne, but the majority of people get it by touching something that has the virus on it, and then touching their eyes or nose. The best defense...wash your hands frequently, don't touch your face unless you've just washed your hands, and stay away from those who are coughing and sneezing.

Hope this help explain things a bit.

 

[Bina]

The province of Quebec has had it's first death related to H1N1....a 65 year old woman.

 

[Ross]

Ooh, I need to stop off at Walmart on the way home & buy some paint anticoagulant.

Yeah well the way the term around here is used, I guess I better go get my blood changed to the thicker summer formula.

 

[Bridgette]

Lance,

This really is a misnomer from our mothers and grandmothers. Whenever I had the nausea and vomiting as a child my mom would say that I had "the flu". And in small children that could be the case because fevers in children have nausea and vomiting as a secondary symptom. However, it's usually something like salmonella that causes those symptoms in both children and adults.

"The flu" is caused by the influenza virus...it causes cold like symptoms, but they are on a grand scale. Usually, I can feel I have a cold coming on for a couple of days, with the flu, it hits you in about 2 hours. Seems like one minute you're fine, and the next you've been run over by a semi-truck and someone else has beaten you with a baseball bat from the inside out. You'll have a fever (sometimes quite high 102-104 which could cause dehydration), stuffy head, runny nose, chest congestion, cough, headache, body aches, fatigue, no appetite...it's NO FUN! I got the flu several years ago. I was able to function out of bed for about 1 hour each day, and then it was back to bed for me for and it was like that for a full week! It was 3 weeks before I felt myself again. I don't EVER want to get that again. so I'm adamant about getting a flu shot every year.

As far as the "H1N1" flu virus, it sounds like it's just a more virulent form form of the virus. It attacks swiftly and viciously. The virus is somewhat airborne, but the majority of people get it by touching something that has the virus on it, and then touching their eyes or nose. The best defense...wash your hands frequently, don't touch your face unless you've just washed your hands, and stay away from those who are coughing and sneezing.

Hope this help explain things a bit.

That was really well said, Kristy.
My sister lives in Melbourne, and has just got really sick all of a sudden with flu like symptoms. She said that she was okay one minute, then sick the next, so she's going to stay home and lie low for a few days.

I work as a kindergarten teacher, and the MOH (Ministry of Health) has just sent a circular round to all schools, kindergartens, amd Early Childhood Centres, reminding of the importance of hand washing and drying etc, (which we always do) and of staying home from work if you feel sick.
LOL, I am home off work today as it happens, not sick myself, but one of my kids is.

 

[sue943]

I have only had the 'flu once in my 61 years and that was in the 50s when Asian 'flu was about. Certainly I did vomit but only the once, I still recall how unwell I felt, the aching limbs etc.

 

[Ross]

I'm just worried that when (A)H1N1 comes out of dormancy in the fall, it will have taken on a new, more evil face then we see now.

 

[Jkm7]

I agree, Ross. Some doctors here have stated on local TV they worry this strain of H1N1 we are currently seeing could evolve in the upcoming flu season to a strain far more virulent and deadly. The strain now seems to have a lower death rate than most usual seasonal flu. More people die in a normal flu season (percentage wise) than swine flu is killing.

 

[Cris N]

Yeah well the way the term around here is used, I guess I better go get my blood changed to the thicker summer formula.

Yeah, and it will probably cost you more - just like the oil companies using the excuse of 'we're switching to our summer blend' or we're switching to our winter blend' causes the price to rise.

 

[terodac]

So Sorry Ross! I just need to learn to spell the word and I will never use thinner again. When I was typing the post I was thinking about you saying something and you did LOL!!! But you are right, I have learned alot about anticoagulant, and it is not a blood thinner! So new at my life change! My pharmacist said that the swine flu could very well come this fall with a vengeance!!!!

 

[Ross]

I agree, Ross. Some doctors here have stated on local TV they worry this strain of H1N1 we are currently seeing could evolve in the upcoming flu season to a strain far more virulent and deadly. The strain now seems to have a lower death rate than most usual seasonal flu. More people die in a normal flu season (percentage wise) than swine flu is killing.

I was watching a documentary on the science channel about this thing and honestly, it has the components and markers of the 1918 flu. They just haven't determined if it will evolve into something like that as of yet. Looking at the latest world number of cases, if it does, we are in BIG TIME trouble.

 

[Dina]

I was watching a documentary on the science channel about this thing and honestly, it has the components and markers of the 1912 flu. They just haven't determined if it will evolve into something like that as of yet. Looking at the latest world number of cases, if it does, we are in BIG TIME trouble.

My great grandmother had the spanish flu in 1918,she was about 5 years old.
She said that everyone in her family had it except her oldest brother,he had to
take care of all the animals of their farm AND their neighbors' farm,just as
her dad got well her eldest brother got it. No one in her family died but she said
many others did in the county-this was Sellersburg, Indiana.
Is the 1912 flu the same as this one,I never was sure..?