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Robert McElwain

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Apr 25, 2003, 4:36:30 PM4/25/03
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Viruses [except retroviruses] can NOT exist in an
ALKALINE environment. This also applies to "severe acute
respiratory syndrome" or SARS.


TWO DAY COLD AND FLU CURE !

HOW TO CURE A COLD, THE FLU, OR SARS IN TWO DAYS OR LESS:

UNTIL IT IS CURED, EAT ONLY ALKALINE REACTING FOODS:
FRUITS, FRESH AND DRIED, INCLUDING CITRUS
(except prunes, plums, rhubarb, cranberries)
FRUIT JUICES
(except cranberry, etc.)
VEGETABLES, FRESH AND COOKED
(except legumes like dried peas, beans, lentils)
VEGETABLE JUICES
ALL DAIRY PRODUCTS
(except ice cream containing sugar)
HONEY
[ALKA SELTZER]

UNTIL IT IS CURED, EAT ABSOLUTELY NO ACID REACTING FOODS:
MEATS
BREAD
CRACKERS
CEREAL
POTATOS
RICE
NUTS
LEGUMES
CANE SUGAR
SYRUPS
EGG WHITES
ANIMAL FATS
VEGETABLE OILS
SODA POP
CRANBERRIES
RHUBARB
BAKED BEANS
CORN

The late "Sleeping Prophet" Edgar Cayce once stated
during a psychic reading that viruses [except retroviruses]
can NOT exist in an ALKALINE environment. This also applies
to SARS.

Normally, one should eat 80% ALKALINE REACTING FOODS,
and ONLY 20% ACID REACTING FOODS. This will help to PREVENT
getting SARS and other viral diseases.


DISCLAIMER: This list was compiled from unorthodox sources
which have shown themselves to be reliable. The compiler of
this list is NOT a doctor of any kind, but is exercising his
First Amendment Constitutional RIGHT of FREE SPEECH on the
subjects of his choice.

Robert E. McElwaine
http://members.aol.com/rem547 *BEST*
http://members.aol.com/rem460

P.S.: PASS IT ON !


"EVERYTHING you know is WRONG."
"The Truth IS stranger than fiction."
"The Truth is ALWAYS the FIRST CASUALTY OF WAR."
"OFFICIAL LIES are ALWAYS the BIGGEST LIES OF ALL."
"The more things change, the more they STAY THE SAME."
>
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Jim

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Apr 26, 2003, 2:31:50 AM4/26/03
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Robert McElwain wrote:

The normal pH of blood is 7.4 which is alkaline. what in the world are you
talking about ? Why not say that viruses can not swim so drink plenty of
water to drown them.

Señora Momenta

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Apr 26, 2003, 4:37:45 AM4/26/03
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On 25 Apr 2003 13:36:30 -0700, rmcel...@briefcase.com (Robert
McElwain) wrote:

Cayce was a fruit loop. The body's pH can't be "adjusted".

Moosh:)

wuzzy

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Apr 26, 2003, 3:32:07 PM4/26/03
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Jim <Jimm...@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<3EAA27D5...@hotmail.com>...

> Robert McElwain wrote:
>
> The normal pH of blood is 7.4 which is alkaline. what in the world are you
> talking about ? Why not say that viruses can not swim so drink plenty of
> water to drown them.

I wonder what the alkalinity of respiratory columnar epitheleal cells
are particularly its largely mucous environment, where the largest
amount of virus usually binds to receptors (ICAM-1).

Also is SARS an upper respiratory tract infection or a
lower-respiratory tract infection.... (legitimate question, my guess
is it starts of upper and moves lower to lungs)

Killing the virus by altering the environment doesn't sound very
effective compared to prevention or vaccination - the biggest question
now is whether SARS has only one strand if so then just isolate the
protein that current recovered-ppl's antibodies attack..

erniegalts

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Apr 26, 2003, 8:45:00 PM4/26/03
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On Fri, 25 Apr 2003 23:31:50 -0700, Jim <Jimm...@hotmail.com> wrote:

>
>
>Robert McElwain wrote:
>
>The normal pH of blood is 7.4 which is alkaline. what in the world are you
>talking about ? Why not say that viruses can not swim so drink plenty of
>water to drown them.

True, and actually the pH of blood is kept within much more narrow
limits. 7.37 to 7.43.

-------------------------------------------------------------------
"Acid-Base Metabolism

The blood hydrogen ion (H+) concentration is maintained within narrow
limits. The arterial plasma H+ concentration ranges from 37 to 43
nmol/L (37 × 10-6 to 43 × 10-6 mEq/L). The maintenance of H+ at such
low levels is essential for normal cellular function because of the
high reactivity between H+ and other compounds, especially proteins.
The pH (negative logarithm of H+ concentration) is a much less
cumbersome measure of physiologic H+ concentrations and is widely used
in clinical medicine. The normal arterial blood pH ranges from 7.37 to
7.43."

See also:
DISTURBANCES OF ACID-BASE METABOLISM
Metabolic Acidosis

"Symptoms, Signs, and Diagnosis

The major symptoms and signs of acidosis are often obscured by and
difficult to separate from those of the underlying disease. Mild
acidosis may be asymptomatic or may be accompanied by vague lassitude,
nausea, and vomiting. The most characteristic finding in severe
metabolic acidosis (pH < 7.20, HCO3- < 10 mEq/L) is increased
ventilation, which occurs as part of respiratory compensation.
Initially, subtle increases in depth of breathing occur. Later,
greater frequency of respiration with pursed-lip breathing can be seen
(Kussmaul respiration). Signs of ECF volume depletion may also be
present, especially in patients with diabetic ketoacidosis or GI
volume losses. Severe acidosis may cause circulatory shock due to
impaired myocardial contractility and peripheral vascular response to
catecholamines; progressive obtundation also frequently occurs."

<http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/section2/chapter12/12g.htm>

Note pH of 7.20 is still alkaline, but anything less than this is
classed as "severe acidosis".

"Indeed, in a healthy person, the acidity of blood is astonishingly
stable. A fall to just 6.8, which can be induced by disorders such as
diabetes, may lead to coma and death."

<http://www.nature.com/nsu/991111/991111-2.html>

pH 6.8 is very mildly acidic, the value of canned hominy. [See table
1] at Department of Food Science Food Safety FSE 99-21
Formulating Dressings, Sauces, and Marinades
<http://216.239.39.100/search?q=cache:No2ujSZJiBcC:www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/foodsci/ext/pubs/formulatingdressings.PDF+pH+value+6.8+common+foods&hl=en&ie=UTF-8>
______________________________________________________________________________________________

Now, of course, if could get the blood acidity down far enough, then
it would be true that you wouldn't have to worry about colds, flu,
viral infections even life, for that matter. :-)

Edgar also made a lot of predictions which haven't come true, such as
WW3 in 1997. Following was written in 1995.

"At the time of writing over fifty years have passed since his death,
and we are now only two years away from his most dire prediction, a
favourite among the prophets of doom—World War III which will finish
off civilization. As if that's not enough, this will be preceded by a
series of catastrophies which will see Northern Europe disappear
beneath the ocean, Japan destroyed by earthquakes, and Alabama,
Georgia and California submerge beneath the sea. However, for peace of
mind, recall his prediction for an earlier catastrophy due in
1969—California will fall into the sea!

In July 1932, Cayce suggested that the Great Pyramid of Gizeh was
built, "by the use of those forces in nature as makes for iron to
swim, and stone float in air in the same manner, this will be
discovered in 1958." In 1995, we still await the discovery of this
magic force. The re-emergence of Atlantis in 1968-69 was forecast by
Cayce in 1940; and in 1943, he told the world to expect more upheavals
within the next generation revealing more of the lost continent. Even
allowing a maximum of thirty-three years as a generation, the
re-appearance of the "Lost Continent" is already well behind schedule.
Like the perennial forecasts of a second coming, Cayce's fantasizing
can only be afforded the same degree of credibility."

<http://www.adam.com.au/bstett/PaEdgarCayce43.htm>


>>
>> Normally, one should eat 80% ALKALINE REACTING FOODS,
>> and ONLY 20% ACID REACTING FOODS. This will help to PREVENT
>> getting SARS and other viral diseases.
>>
>>
>> DISCLAIMER: This list was compiled from unorthodox sources
>> which have shown themselves to be reliable.

> The compiler of
>> this list is NOT a doctor of any kind, but is exercising his
>> First Amendment Constitutional RIGHT of FREE SPEECH on the
>> subjects of his choice.
>>
>> Robert E. McElwaine
>> http://members.aol.com/rem547 *BEST*
>> http://members.aol.com/rem460
>>
>> P.S.: PASS IT ON !
>>
>> "EVERYTHING you know is WRONG."
>> "The Truth IS stranger than fiction."
>> "The Truth is ALWAYS the FIRST CASUALTY OF WAR."
>> "OFFICIAL LIES are ALWAYS the BIGGEST LIES OF ALL."
>> "The more things change, the more they STAY THE SAME."
>> >
>> >
>> >
>
>

erniegalts
[Australia]
[misc.survivalism]

Gym Bob

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Apr 27, 2003, 12:34:44 AM4/27/03
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But it does have a range so one cannot say it doesn't change.

"erniegalts" <ernie...@bigpond.com.au> wrote in message
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> favourite among the prophets of doom-World War III which will finish


> off civilization. As if that's not enough, this will be preceded by a
> series of catastrophies which will see Northern Europe disappear
> beneath the ocean, Japan destroyed by earthquakes, and Alabama,
> Georgia and California submerge beneath the sea. However, for peace of
> mind, recall his prediction for an earlier catastrophy due in

> 1969-California will fall into the sea!

strabo

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Apr 27, 2003, 3:04:12 PM4/27/03
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On Fri, 25 Apr 2003 23:31:50 -0700, Jim <Jimm...@hotmail.com>
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>


>Robert McElwain wrote:
>
>The normal pH of blood is 7.4 which is alkaline. what in the world are you
>talking about ? Why not say that viruses can not swim so drink plenty of
>water to drown them.

The typical American diet is heavily acidic.

The poster is correct.

Also eliminate sugar.

erniegalts

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Apr 27, 2003, 6:59:31 PM4/27/03
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On Sun, 27 Apr 2003 04:34:44 GMT, "Gym Bob" <None...@notspam.com>
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>But it does have a range so one cannot say it doesn't change.

I didn't say that it doesn't change. However the range is so narrow
that it is is probably approaching measurement limitations. 7.4 is
close enough for practical purposes.

The discussion is over the point of whether it is possible to
"acidify" the blood or the body as Robert seems to think.

erniegalts
[Australia]
[misc.survivalism]

Eric Bohlman

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Apr 27, 2003, 9:18:23 PM4/27/03
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NOspa...@1stconnect.com (Winston §mith) wrote in
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>> Cayce was a fruit loop. The body's pH can't be "adjusted".
>> Moosh:)
>

> Agreed on Cayce.
>
> But perhaps the chemistry of the digestive track can be. Depends on
> what's "in progress".

There it is again, the notion that the intestinal contents or the urine are
parts of the body ("your insides"). The ability to adjust the pH of either
says nothing about the ability to adjust the pH of actually body tissues.

Squad_3670

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Apr 27, 2003, 10:53:08 PM4/27/03
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am I the only one that finds it ironic that the country that spawned a large
amount of "alternative medicine' is the one unable to control this outbreak?

"Eric Bohlman" <eboh...@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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Señora Momenta

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Apr 27, 2003, 11:23:16 PM4/27/03
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On 28 Apr 2003 01:18:23 GMT, Eric Bohlman <eboh...@earthlink.net>
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Thanks Eric, I agree. Somebody even went so far as to consider the
urinary bladder and the GI tract to be "outside" the body". I agree
with this.


Moosh:)

Señora Momenta

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Apr 27, 2003, 11:28:45 PM4/27/03
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On Sun, 27 Apr 2003 15:04:12 -0400, strabo <str...@flashmail.com>
wrote:

>On Fri, 25 Apr 2003 23:31:50 -0700, Jim <Jimm...@hotmail.com>
>wrote:

>>Robert McElwain wrote:
>>
>>The normal pH of blood is 7.4 which is alkaline. what in the world are you
>>talking about ? Why not say that viruses can not swim so drink plenty of
>>water to drown them.
>
>The typical American diet is heavily acidic.

When you do what with it?
Certainly not digest it.

>The poster is correct.
>
>Also eliminate sugar.

So NO fruit? Or do you just mean cane/beet sugar?
What about honey?


Moosh:)

Señora Momenta

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Apr 27, 2003, 11:29:03 PM4/27/03
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On Sun, 27 Apr 2003 23:58:13 GMT, NOspa...@1stconnect.com (Winston
§mith) wrote:

>On Sat, 26 Apr 2003 08:37:45 GMT, Señora Momenta
><send...@spamreceipt.biz.au> wrote:
>
>> On 25 Apr 2003 13:36:30 -0700, rmcel...@briefcase.com (Robert
>> McElwain) wrote:
>>
>> > Viruses [except retroviruses] can NOT exist in an
>> > ALKALINE environment. This also applies to "severe acute
>> > respiratory syndrome" or SARS.

>> > The late "Sleeping Prophet" Edgar Cayce once stated
>> > during a psychic reading that viruses [except retroviruses]
>> > can NOT exist in an ALKALINE environment. This also applies
>
>>

>> Cayce was a fruit loop. The body's pH can't be "adjusted".
>> Moosh:)
>

>Agreed on Cayce.
>
>But perhaps the chemistry of the digestive track can be. Depends on
>what's "in progress".

Of course, but this is not what they are talking about.


Moosh:)

Señora Momenta

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Apr 27, 2003, 11:33:24 PM4/27/03
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On Sun, 27 Apr 2003 04:34:44 GMT, "Gym Bob" <None...@notspam.com>
wrote:

>But it does have a range so one cannot say it doesn't change.

Yes, but the range is so small, that for all practical purposes it is
fixed. Raising it to kill off viruses is akin to recommending
autoclaving for same.

Moosh:)

charles krin

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Apr 27, 2003, 11:51:16 PM4/27/03
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On Sun, 27 Apr 2003 23:56:03 GMT, NOspa...@1stconnect.com (Winston
§mith) wrote:

>
>Second is Michael Crichton's sci-fi novel "Andromeda Strain".
>Remember, Crichton is trained as an MD. In this novel a new virus
>kills everyone in town except the town drunk and a constantly crying
>baby. What they had in common was the abnormal pH condition from both
>causes. I forget if it was acid or alkaline.

chuckle...one of each...the drunk would have been at least mildly
acidotic, and the crying/hyperventlating baby would be at least mildly
alkalotic...

ck
country doc in louisiana
(no fancy sayings right now)

Señora Momenta

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Apr 28, 2003, 12:12:49 AM4/28/03
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On Sun, 27 Apr 2003 22:53:08 -0400, "Squad_3670"
<sq...@notvalidemail.com> wrote:

>am I the only one that finds it ironic that the country that spawned a large
>amount of "alternative medicine' is the one unable to control this outbreak?

I think the "alternative medicine" is as helpless against a new virus
as any form of medicine. The problem here is bureacratic denial more
than anything.

Moosh:)

Señora Momenta

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Apr 28, 2003, 1:39:38 AM4/28/03
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On Mon, 28 Apr 2003 03:50:50 GMT, NOspa...@1stconnect.com (Winston
§mith) wrote:

>On Mon, 28 Apr 2003 03:29:03 GMT, Señora Momenta
><send...@spamreceipt.biz.au> wrote:
>
>> >> The body's pH can't be "adjusted".
>> >> Moosh:)
>

>> >But perhaps the chemistry of the digestive track can be. Depends on
>> >what's "in progress".
>>
>> Of course, but this is not what they are talking about.
>> Moosh:)
>

>The first poster suggested a diet to help fight SARS (and probably
>most viral diseases).
>
>I'm not trying to be dense here, but if a few days of diet restriction
>can give you an advantage against a disease, it's good. What else can
>we be talking about? The only question is whether it helps or not.
>
>
>W§ in m.s - http://members.1stconnect.com/anozira

But if the virus enters via the lungs, the gut pH is surely
irrelevant.


Moosh:)

Señora Momenta

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Apr 28, 2003, 1:42:07 AM4/28/03
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On Mon, 28 Apr 2003 04:02:01 GMT, NOspa...@1stconnect.com (Winston
§mith) wrote:

>On Mon, 28 Apr 2003 03:51:16 GMT, charles krin <ck...@iamerica.net>
>wrote:

>OK, I'll buy that from a doc. But still aby-normal. How far either
>way does pH have to be off "normal" to kill a bug and not the host?

Well pH 7 (neutral) will kill a human. I doubt that it will kill a
virus, but how far the other way?


Moosh:)

cmedic

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Apr 28, 2003, 3:04:39 AM4/28/03
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Re: NATURAL SARS CURE
殿废老 2003/Apr/28
累己磊 NOspa...@1stconnect.com (Winston ith)


On Mon, 28 Apr 2003 05:39:38 GMT, Se駉ra Momenta
wrote:

> But if the virus enters via the lungs, the gut pH is surely
> irrelevant.
>
> Moosh:)

Accepted. Obviously. No one knows yet exactly how it is transmitted.


cmedic
yes we do exactly know how it is transmitted
and that would from carriemapsitnaatti

charles krin

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Apr 28, 2003, 8:02:41 AM4/28/03
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On Mon, 28 Apr 2003 03:25:14 GMT, NOspa...@1stconnect.com (Winston
§mith) wrote:

>On 28 Apr 2003 01:18:23 GMT, Eric Bohlman <eboh...@earthlink.net>
>wrote:
>

>That's not what I'm trying to say. I'm not saying change the body pH.
>
>
>I am suggesting killing bugs. If a bug dies in the intestinal track
>it is then harmless to the body. It is specifically because the
>digestive track it "outside" the body that you want to set up defenses
>there.

Winston, most probably this virus does *not* infect the digestive
tract, but the respiratory tract...which is a whole lot harder to
change the pH on...

There has been substantial research in the past 20 years into nasal
spray vaccines for influenzas. Once this virus is better
characterized, it might be a candidate for that form of delivery.

Part of the problem with regular 'flu virus is that there are at least
a dozen major types with significant immunologic differences between
them, and significant variations from year to year. If the SARS virus
shows the same variation, then life just might get interesting...

Señora Momenta

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On 28 Apr 2003 00:04:39 -0700, cme...@belizemail.net (cmedic) wrote:

>Re: NATURAL SARS CURE
>µî·ÏÀÏ 2003/Apr/28
>ÀÛ¼ºÀÚ NOspa...@1stconnect.com (Winston §mith)
>
>
>On Mon, 28 Apr 2003 05:39:38 GMT, Señora Momenta

>wrote:
>
>> But if the virus enters via the lungs, the gut pH is surely
>> irrelevant.
>>
>> Moosh:)
>
>Accepted. Obviously. No one knows yet exactly how it is transmitted.

Almost certainly via mucous membranes.


Moosh:)

charles krin

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On Mon, 28 Apr 2003 04:02:01 GMT, NOspa...@1stconnect.com (Winston
§mith) wrote:

>On Mon, 28 Apr 2003 03:51:16 GMT, charles krin <ck...@iamerica.net>
>wrote:
>

>OK, I'll buy that from a doc. But still aby-normal. How far either
>way does pH have to be off "normal" to kill a bug and not the host?
>
>

Considering that the natural reaction of a fever is fairly well
tolerated by the body, but that most pathogens do not thrive at temps
above about 101...it even slows viral replication in body cells down
to the point that the immune system has a chance to catch up.

Considering that we are talking about a virus, which needs to hijack
the normal cells to reproduce, theoretically, changing the pH should
provide the same kind of help. Problem being that the body will only
tolerate a small amount of alkalinization (highest I've ever seen in
an intact survivor was about 7.55) but some fairly major acidosis
(survivors of a pH of 6.9 are fairly common). Part of the problem is
that while the fever system is well developed to cope with infection,
the body's natural buffering system is well developed to maintain
something close to 7.4 (7.35-7.45), and the systems don't work well
much outside that range.

charles krin

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Apr 28, 2003, 10:47:18 AM4/28/03
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actually, it's fairly common for diabetics and renal patients to
tolerate levels of 6.9-7.0 for fairly long periods of time.

charles krin

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Apr 28, 2003, 10:47:19 AM4/28/03
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see also the reaction to the HIV problems in the 1983-90 time frame in
many nations...

charles krin

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Apr 28, 2003, 10:47:21 AM4/28/03
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On Mon, 28 Apr 2003 05:52:04 GMT, NOspa...@1stconnect.com (Winston
§mith) wrote:

>On Mon, 28 Apr 2003 05:39:38 GMT, Señora Momenta
><send...@spamreceipt.biz.au> wrote:
>
>> But if the virus enters via the lungs, the gut pH is surely
>> irrelevant.
>>
>> Moosh:)
>

>Accepted. Obviously. No one knows yet exactly how it is transmitted.

>There are, among others, thoughts that it is picked up from sewage via
>the food chain.
>
><http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/04/27/MN297727.DTL>
><http://www.cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/04/17/sars.hong.kong/index.html>
>
>Time will tell.

That might have been the original route (probably from fowl to pigs to
humans), but almost certainly the current route is airborne to the
nasal or pulmonary mucosa. A fecal oral route of transmission would
probably not give us the current rash of viral pneumonias.

Señora Momenta

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Apr 28, 2003, 10:58:36 AM4/28/03
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On Mon, 28 Apr 2003 14:47:18 GMT, charles krin <ck...@iamerica.net>
wrote:

I'll bow to your experience, Doc :)

My physiol text mentions something to the effect that at pH 7, you are
not a well puppy and on your back in ER with a drip in your arm.
They don't mention lower values :)


Moosh:)

charles krin

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well, I didn't say that they were out running marathons...but in many
cases, they are still on their feet, at least more or less...then
again, these folks generally have had years to get used to their
problems.

erniegalts

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On Mon, 28 Apr 2003 14:47:19 GMT, charles krin <ck...@iamerica.net>
wrote:

>On Mon, 28 Apr 2003 04:12:49 GMT, Señora Momenta

There was a lot of super-optimism from the US about the prospects of
both a vaccine and a cure if remember correctly.

Did you see the recent Drudge report link on AIDS?

------------------------------------------
AIDS tightens grip on South
Region has 40% of U.S. cases, experts report

By CHARLES SEABROOK
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution


The AIDS epidemic is "drastically and quickly" increasing in the
South, which already faces a dire shortage of resources to combat the
disease, health officials said in a new report Thursday.

"In essence, we're declaring a state of emergency in the South," said
Dr. Gene Copello, co-chairman of the Southern AIDS Coalition, made up
of health officials in 14 states, including Georgia. "The AIDS
epidemic is out of control in the South."

More at:
<http://www.ajc.com/news/content/news/0403/25aids.html>

It doesn't matter how high the standard of medical care is if don't
get some cooperation from the public.

Incidentally lead headline on current Drudge report leads to
breaking news item in "The Australian"
====================================
Chinese villagers riot over SARS
From correspondents in Beijing
April 29, 2003

UP to 2000 villagers torched a school earmarked as a SARS quarantine
centre, ransacked government offices and overturned cars in China's
first reported instance of social unrest related to SARS. . .

full story at:
<http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,6355251%255E1702,00.html>


erniegalts
[Australia]
[misc.survivalism]

erniegalts

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On Mon, 28 Apr 2003 12:02:41 GMT, charles krin <ck...@iamerica.net>
wrote:

>On Mon, 28 Apr 2003 03:25:14 GMT, NOspa...@1stconnect.com (Winston

Have the feeling that it might. One expert suggests a possible global
pandemic.
===============================
British health expert warns SARS could be more dangerous than AIDS

AM - Friday, 25 April , 2003 08:21:00

Reporter: Matt Peacock

LINDA MOTTRAM: A British expert has warned that the SARS virus could
develop into a global pandemic more dangerous than AIDS.

He says the current spread of the virus calls for an integrated
government response driven from the top.

Patrick Dixon, who works on the statistics on the spread of AIDS at
London's Development Management School, says there is a significant
chance that SARS may already be too late to stop an uncontrolled, that
it may be already too late to stop an uncontrolled global spread of
SARS. . .

Full story:
<http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2003/s840128.htm>

However, others disagree.

Professor claims SARS-AIDS comparison is alarmist
AM - Friday, 25 April , 2003 08:24:00
Reporter: Ben Knight
<http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2003/s840134.htm>

It is clear that it may well have some profound economic effects.
It isn't doing the airlines or the travel industry any good.

More importantly, though, a lot of recent world economic activity has
been in the developing markets and production capacity of China. This
can require a lot of "face to face" dealing on a fairly high level.
SARS seems to have put much of the current activity on hold.
Corporate executives are just as reluctant to die as most people, and
many will consider going into China at the moment to be a bit risky.

Latest news seems to indicate that SARS threat is lessening outside
China, but, as you say, a simple mutation could change all this rather
rapidly.


erniegalts
[Australia]
[misc.survivalism]

erniegalts

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Apr 29, 2003, 4:12:44 AM4/29/03
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On Mon, 28 Apr 2003 14:47:21 GMT, charles krin <ck...@iamerica.net>
wrote:

A report several days ago from Chinese officials suggested that the
heavy concentration of cases in the apartment building might have been
due to dried out water traps in floor drains that connected to the
sewers. That if the virus was present in the sewage and no water in
the traps, then people closing the door in bathrooms and using
extraction fans while showering could pull virus containing fecal
material into the bathrooms.

However, the WHO is doing their own investigation.
Wednesday, April 23, 2003

WHO team to probe SARS at Hong Kong apartment

HONG KONG (AP) - The World Health Organization will investigate a
massive outbreak of SARS in one Hong Kong apartment complex, saying it
was "not fully convinced'' by a government report blaming sewage leaks
and other forms of transmission, newspapers reported Wednesday.

Hong Kong officials said last week that severe acute respiratory
syndrome spread through the Amoy Gardens apartments, sickening more
than 300 people, in part through contaminated sewage droplets that
filtered in through the drains in one building.
full story at:
<http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2003/4/23/latest/11556WHOteamt&sec=latest>
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