Probably related to why they don’t want to just give all Covid-19 patients Dexamethasone, which suppresses the immune response. Covid kills some people by triggering an immune system over reaction, but suppress it, and then other stuff can kill you.
And yes, overuse of antibiotics is a big problem, both in medical practice, and other areas like agriculture. But solving that problem is difficult, because the people who die from the resulting antibiotic resistant superbugs are not the same as the people misusing the antibiotics. It’s like you stick your hand in the fire, but someone else feels the pain, so you keep sticking your hand in the fire. From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> On Behalf Of Bill Prince Sent: Sunday, September 6, 2020 1:48 PM To: AFMUG <af@af.afmug.com> Subject: [AFMUG] OT: A Fungus Amungus I'm a big fan of Radiolab, and I think Chuck is too. This episode caught my attention, and may be a harbinger of doom for us all. The Candida Auris fungus may be difficult to become infected with, but the fatality rate is 20%-60%, and there is no vaccine. https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab/articles/fungus-amungus -- bp <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
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