Flu Terminology

[Seashore]

I thought it would be helpful to define the terminology we hear bandied about in reports about the “swine flu.”

My understanding is that the term “swine flu” as we’re using it in 2009 is a misnomer. According to this Wikipedia article at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandemic_H1N1/09_virus the CDC (Centers for Disease Control) has labeled it “novel H1N1 virus.”

The article lists 4 gene types of the virus:

1. North American swine
2. North American avian
3. Human
4. Asian & European swine

Some other terminology I think we need to know are “bridge virus,” “herald wave,” “recombinant,” and “clade.” I just spent quite a bit of time trying to locate a definition of the first one online and came up empty-handed.

Maybe someone has a link for a good glossary with these terms in it...

[Seashore]

Maybe blogger Alex Studer understands flu terminology. This article indicates to me he probably knows more than I do about it. I think the terminology is important so that we know what is actually going on.

Here's Alex's observation that the term "mutation" is inappropriate. It should be "recombination."

First, the link to his blog post: http://labvirus.wordpress.com/2009/1...flu-mutations/

Here's the beginning of the blog post. [Does anyone know what "MCM" stands for here? I can't figure it out or find it online...]:

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"MCM: Trying To Understand The Norwegian [? how about Ukranian, more like it] Flu Mutations [wrong, RECOMBINATIONS]

"Trying to understand the Norwegian swine flu mutations

"[first of all folks this is NOT a "mutation" it is a RECOMBINATION with a DONOR of some sort. This DID NOT happen "spontaneously" by any measure... it was INTRODUCED ARTIFICIALLY. PERIOD. ed]

"http://scienceblogs.com/effectmeasur..._the_norwe.php

"The Norwegian Institute of Public Health is reporting sporadic occurrences of a mutation in a
portion of the flu virus that is involved with the process by which it attaches to cells. I use the word 'sporadic' because at this point there is no evidence that the cases where the genetic change has been found are epidemiologically linked. Therefore we don’t see it spreading from person to person but rather arising in people after they have been infected. At least that’s how it appears from reports, but we have only preliminary information at this point. According to WHO, the mutation has been seen before, again sporadically and as early as April, in Brazil, China, Japan, Mexico, Ukraine, and the US. Should we be worried about it?..."

[Connecting with Sauce]

http://www.argusoogradio.org/?page_id=2512

Dr John Waterman discussed the flu and what happens quite nicely in the 13th Nov show. It is ~60 minutes in from memory... Worth a listen.

[Seashore]

Originally Posted by Connecting with Sauce

http://www.argusoogradio.org/?page_id=2512

Dr John Waterman discussed the flu and what happens quite nicely in the 13th Nov show. It is ~60 minutes in from memory... Worth a listen.

Is this the same Waterman as the former Avalon member? I'm fairly certain it is so I will say this.

I am thoroughly confused about him as a reliable source because of these two posts:

http://projectavalon.net/forum/showt...921#post143921

http://projectavalon.net/forum/showt...250#post145250

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I find it very hard to believe that Stewart Swerdlow was not in the Montauk Project, and the somewhat snide language Dr Waterman uses, the absolute confidence with which he makes these statements, and the display of ego I detect send alarm bells off for me...

What do you think?