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zephyr Wrote:

> 'Immune > Pregnancy can cause increased susceptability to

> certain infections


Isn't that what Heidihi said?

>

> With most infections in pregnancy it is not the

> effect that it has on you that is the problem -

> its the effect that it has on the baby. Even then,

> the problem is the bacterial infections that are

> the problem and not the viral.


Eh? But aren't rubella, parvovirus, Chicken Pox etc, all problematic in pregnancy, viruses rather than bacteria?

Administrator Wrote:

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> Please find attached the NHS leaflet about Swine

> Flu, please refer to that for information and

> telephone numbers. I will also attach it to the

> first post in this thread for easy reference.


Thanks. I looked there but couldn't find the info. Shall look again. Xx

i have been away for the weekend so have not been keeping up. is this more dangerous than normal flu or is its ability to spread that concerns everyone? I have children at goodrich so potentially it will progress to there soon so perhaps someone who knows what they are talking about could let me know. Thanks.
Heidi hi There is conflicting opinions about taking star anise when pregnant, think it up to individuals, google "star anise pregnancy", but there are other herbs which contain Shikimic acid, one of the properties from star anise. Have a look at link above. Roche is buying up the star anise, http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/11/1128_051128_star_anise.html

Mick Mac Wrote:

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> i have been away for the weekend so have not been

> keeping up. is this more dangerous than normal flu

> or is its ability to spread that concerns

> everyone? I have children at goodrich so

> potentially it will progress to there soon so

> perhaps someone who knows what they are talking

> about could let me know. Thanks.


That's the thing - no-one DOES really know what they're talking about.


The usual scientific realists, such as the likes of Ben Goldacre, rather than say 'it's a load of rubbish' or 'we're all doomed' have sensibly said 'it's still too early to tell'.


By all accounts anyone who's had it has suffered with nothing more than a normal bout of 'flu, no more life-threatening than the usual yearly 'flu that does the rounds.

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