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Influenza Virus
There are 4 types of seasonal influenza viruses, types A, B, C, and D. Influenza A and B viruses circulate and cause seasonal epidemics1 of disease.
- Influenza A viruses are further classified into subtypes according to the combinations of hemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA), the proteins on the surface of the virus. Currently circulating in humans are subtype A(H1N1) and A(H3N2) influenza viruses. The A(H1N1) is also written as A(H1N1)pdm09 as it caused the pandemic in 2009 and subsequently replaced the seasonal influenza A(H1N1) virus which had circulated prior to 2009. Only influenza-type A viruses are known to have caused pandemics.
Annual Global Influenza Viral Infection Prevalence
Illnesses range from mild to severe and even death. Hospitalization and death occur mainly among high-risk groups. Worldwide, these annual epidemics are estimated to result in about 3 to 5 million cases of severe illness, and about 290 000 to 650 000 respiratory deaths.
World health organization1
Prevention is better than cure, but when it comes to viral infections, irrespective of how much caution you adopt, there is no prevention.
Influenza is a respiratory virus, and respiratory viruses spread fast. Therefore, when it comes to a respiratory viral infection like influenza, the most needed strategy is not prevention, but rather management.
What is the difference between Corona Virus Infection COVID-19 and H1N1 Influenza?
This is possibly one of the most asked question, and yet always has been answered vaguely. Obviously there are vested interests to not clearly state the difference, but even more than that very few actually understands the difference.
Both H1N1 Flu and Novel Corona Virus are respiratory track viruses. They spread through air, and are often settled in the lungs. That is because they need more oxygen. Rather than trying to understand the difference between the two viruses, let us understand how body reacts to them. Because we are not concerned about the virus here, or the disease, but rather the body.
1. Body takes Flu rather lightly, but has several benefits
Because Influenza has been around for quite some times, probably as long back as early human societies, and alongside the humans, the viruses have also evolved, and mutated. So, genetically we already have the programs to fight against the known H1N1 virus.
When a guy in a relationship, first time experiences the mood swing of his girlfriend, he gets worried. But as he experiences the drama and mood swing over and over again, he gets accustomed, and he doesn’t pay that much heed. Same way, when we have flu, body doesn’t react that violently. It raises the temperature, activates our rest and recovery system, brings down the appetite, and utilize the stored energy. The reason being that for digestion, we need more acids, and acid requires more oxygen(H2O is water, and H2O2 or Hydrogen Persoxide is acidic).
That is the reason, in Flu you feel tired, and don’t feel like eating. Our respiratory rate slows down. You would be fascinated to know that our brain’s decision center is controlled by Co2. That is the reason in Flu you feel sweaty or get urination many times.
Flu is beneficial in many ways because it breaks your stored energy, and insulin secretion is reduced. That is why you loose weight, as well as your glucose metabolism gets better. After Flu when you recover, your sugar levels become much normal.
Because of the reduced metabolism, in Flu often your heart rate reduces and shifts towards bradycardia, whereas blood pressure also gets reduced. Kidneys are cleansed due to excess water. Thus, though Flu is irritating, it heals our body. You might also notice that during Flu your memory gets sharper.
Also, your exhalation increases in Flu. You might have probably also noticed that after Flu, your acidity problem is shooting scalp pain is reduced. That is because Flu activates our rest system.
2. Corona Virus is New, So our body reacts
Our body responds to known viruses. Response simply means running a known program, that we have in the genes. Reaction on the other hand is a violent impulsive behavior of the body against a perceived threat.
Because our limbic or the lizard brain responds to Corona virus, the way it reacts to any other threat such as snake or tiger, our body remains in the flight and fight system. Our flight and fight mode is handled by Hypothalamus part of the brain, which acts as a translator and mediator between our chemical signalling(hormones) and nervous system. So, Hypothalamus coordinates with pituitary gland, our main thyroid gland, and with adrenaline gland(located on the top of the kidney). This threat handling mechanism is also called sympathetic overdrive and the coordination of hypothalamus, pituitary, and adrenaline together is called HPA axis.
One of the key characteristics of HPA axis is that it increases heart rate and breathing rate. So a COVID patient feels like low Oxygen and wants to breath more. This increases the blood pressure in the body.
So, if heart rate, breathing rate, and blood pressure is high, Corona virus can multiply due to excess of Oxygen and trapped Co2. But body can’t handle this, so body dilates our blood vessels through a process called vasodialation, which is again mediated by the parasympathetic system.
Our vasodialation2 process requires NO gas, and the signaling about increased blood pressure is done through a hormone called ACE-2 hormone. So, when blood vessels receive ACE-2 signal, they dilates the vessels to reduce the blood pressure. But, this will also lead to lower breathing rate right? So, Corona virus doesn’t want less Oxygen. Hence they hack the ACE-2 receptors. Blood vessels do not get the signal about dilating the vessels, and thus Corona gets more Oxygen and grown more.
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Simple Difference Table between COVID-19 and Influenza Flu
| Parameter | H1N1 Influenza | Novel Corona Virus Covid 19 |
|---|---|---|
| Immunity Strategy | Responds | Reacts |
| Stress Hormone | Cortisol | Adranaline |
| Sleep3 | More sleepy | Insomnia |
| Mental Health | Emotional(depression spectrum) | Anxiety4, Anger, Aggression |
| Hunger | Reduced | Increased |
| Blood Pressure | Falls | Gets Higher |
| Blood Sugar | reduce | increase(insulin resistance5) |
| Fever type | 99-100’F with sweat | >101’F with Shivver |
| Pain | Muscle(due to low energy) | Joint(due to high energy) |
| Urine | Frequent | Hypourination, and irritation during urine |
| After One week | Weight loss | Weight gain |
| Acidity | Increased | |
| Bowel Movement | Loose Motion | Constipation |
As you can see from the table that without elaborated monitoring, detailed history-taking, psychophysiological assessment, it is extremely unlikely to obtain a successful and efficient diagnosis of the infection type, irrespective of the result of RTPCR.
Because all of us in all likelihood carry several hundred different viruses and bacterias in our body. So, it is not important which virus we have in our body, the most relevant question is how our body deals with each type
If Flu is beneficial then why so many people dies?
Mood swing and silly demands of girls are sweet and cute. If one starts enjoying them, then they give feelings. On the other hand few are born with excessive aggression. Such small feelings-driven mood swing of girls appear very irritating and a detraction to work. Thus when such individual experiences a slow down of the body, low energy, more tiredness, they get extremely afraid and this fear then tries to elevate their work(fight flight system), which is the sympathetic branch of the autonomic nervous system. It is infact this worry, that elevates the metabolic rate, which then completely prevents the natural working of the healing mechanism.
Following diagram shows autonomic nervous system. In H1N1 infection, body is supposed to be in the parasympathetic mode, but those with worry and fear, body remains in sympathetic mode. Such individuals do experience acidity, high heart rate and palpitation.
2. Corona Virus not only targets our respiratory tracks but also
Let’s Device a Strategy now to Reduce the Risk of H1N1 Influenza Flu
Rule of Nature:- “Mother nature is not stupid, and nothing exists without a reason”.
Virus
There is technically no organism called a Virus, they are just genetic anomalies. They are dead, as they don’t have their own metabolism, they don’t reproduce, they don’t breathe, eat, nothing, no purpose. Just a program, that exists, and wants to increase in size, and needs energy for reproduction. They seek a host for the energy.
It is like humans use chickens and cows for energy. Before we learned to eat eggs and drink milk, we killed chicken and cows(not that we don’t do it now, because just like virus, even dumbness evolves). But now, we coexist with hens and cows, take care of them, let them live, and in exchange take egg and milk respectively. Coexistance in nature is like give an take.
That is precisely why any new virus starts butchering humans first, and then both humans and the virus learns to coordinate and cooperate, they exchange messages and negotiate a deal. Humans give a safe environment to the viruses. In exchange, viruses keep other notorious pathogens away from body. You will not allow a tiger to come and eat your chickens and cows, would you?
Read the article below on Virus-Host communication to know how much humans and viruses talks and negotiates like a business deal
All they do is get into a specific cell and hack the cell to produce more like it. Then they come out of the cell into the blood-stream, goes to other cells, does the same thing. In the process, the cell may or may not die. They may or may not disturb a cell either.
Classroom Analogy with Virus Host Interaction
If a classroom is a cell and the teacher is the nucleus, there may be one student who might disturb the class by talking, and whistling. They then inspire other students to become like them. This mostly happens when the class is boring, the teacher is irritating and other students are bored. The class is dismissed when many become naughty & make noise.
If the class is great, other students single out naughty, and he is thrown out.
A backbench whistler just exposes the bad class. With him around, the teacher is more vigilant, and tries harder to make the class great. His not being around doesn’t make the class great. A naughty student makes a good teacher and class.
Fix what is broken, not the whistle-blower.
Problem is neither h1n1, nor Corona Virus, the infection is a diagnosis of Autonomic Neuropathy, fix it!
Detailed Self-Screening and Home Therapeutics of H1N1 Influenza Flu
Disclaimer: The following self-screening and therapeutic protocol is designed and issued in the public interest based on our research and development inline with the theology of Modern Greek Medicine. This protocol is not intended to diagnose or treat any medical conditions. The purpose of the Lyfas Influenza protocol and screening is to enable asymptomatic patients to learn more about their conditions, take precautionary measures, and recover, so as to prevent the infection progressing towards acute stage. By using this protocol, you agree to not hold Acculi Labs Pvt. Ltd, India, or Lyfas responsible for any harm or damage arriving from using the protocol, including but not limited to hypochondriasis.
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4. Influenza Home Therapeutics
| Serial Number | Therapeutics: What to Do | Greek Philosophy: Why to do. |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Massage whole body with mild warm mustered oil and lie down in early morning sun for 30 minutes. | 1. Mustered oil acts like Energy shield, and prevents internal heat dissipation, keeps body warmer without rising temerature. 2. Sunlight increases synthesis of Vitamin-D, also increase intracellular Melotonin, which acts as an antioxidant stress protection network. |
| 2. | Do not stay in air condition. Keep windows open, keep ventilation good. | 1. Prevents thermal dysregulation. 2. Makes Co2 exhalation more efficient. |
| 3. | Lie down, and sleep. | 1. Increase parasympathetic system. 2. Reduces Blood pressure rise. |
| 4. | Eat mild food, rich in fat and fibre, rather than protein/carb rich food. | 1. Fiber helps gut microbiome to grow, and absorb more micronutrients. It results in VB-12 increase, which reduce anxiety. 2. Virus cant metabolism fat, soshifting to fat metabolism starves viruses but helps body. |
| 5. | Do not watch TV/Mobile, read book while sleeping instead. | 1. Digital Screen increase sympathetic dominance. 2. Book increase vagal tone. |
| 6. | See old albums and ruminate happy memories | 1. It stimulates autobiographical memory in our cerebellum, and helps reducing the stress by increasing the neural surface area. |
| 7. | Read children’s comic, or novels like harry potter. Ruminate about positive childhood memory. | 1. Early memory rumination leads to dopamine synthesis, which inhibits adrenaline, and therefore brain control shifts to frontal cortex, which synthesizes more serotonin, reducing the histamine overdrive, and thus acts like immunosuppresant. |
| 8. | 2-Minutes Breathing (1I-4H), 3 times daily, 30 minutes before food. i) Take a deep breath from Nose, ii) Hold the breath and count 5, iii) Exhale with mouth 4 times. iv) Repeat from 1 after 1sec | 1. It takes your breathing rate to 60Hz and creates autonomic homeostasis. 2. More exhaling stimulates parasympathetic system. 3. 30 minutes excess time helps stomach to produce more acid and prevents reflux. 4. Reduced acidosis in body results in less tissue nacrosis, and reduce alkalosis of lungs, cleaning phalgum. |
| 9. | Do not become a self-doctor, or take the help of relative doctor or google doctor. Take proper medical consultancy and follow medical advise of the trained clinicians. | Because life is yours, choices are yours too, and of courses consequences of the wrong choices are yours too, and such consequences are irreversible. |
| 10. | For home therapeutics, monitoring help, support, help in reducing anxiety and healing, please reach out to the Lyfas team. | Because modern medicine helps you to treat and manage the condition, and Lyfas modern greek medicine helps you to recover and heal. Together, we commplete the care you need. Modern medicine helps your left brain, liver and Lymph function well in infection, whereas we take care of your right brain, heart and metabolism. |
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