Comments on: Swine Flu worries intensify http://www.365gay.com/news/swine-flu-worries-intensify/ The daily news source for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:56:05 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Jack http://www.365gay.com/news/swine-flu-worries-intensify/comment-page-1/#comment-53822 Jack Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:33:32 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=6911#comment-53822 This is very poor reporting. It states that, "...those with HIV are at particular risk..." for contracting the swine flu. If anything, the opposite may be true: young people are particularly susceptible because their immune system overracts to the virus with runaway production of antibodies that can overwhelm lung functions. This is the complete opposite of a weakened immune response, which may occur in HIV-infected persons. Get your science right! The last thing the public needs now is bad information. This is very poor reporting. It states that, “…those with HIV are at particular risk…” for contracting the swine flu. If anything, the opposite may be true: young people are particularly susceptible because their immune system overracts to the virus with runaway production of antibodies that can overwhelm lung functions. This is the complete opposite of a weakened immune response, which may occur in HIV-infected persons.

Get your science right! The last thing the public needs now is bad information.

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