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Message Subject If there was a pandemic coming, how would we know?
Poster Handle Don'tBeAfraid
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There's a new study, and in it, there seems to be a correlation between influenza infection (even if viral) which may in turn result in an ear infection (otitis media) that is BACTERIAL in cause.

[link to www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
"Our data suggests that the influenza virus HA facilitates disease by inducing a pro-inflammatory response in the middle ear cavity in a replication-dependent manner. Importantly, our findings suggest that it is the inflammatory response to IAV infection that mediates pneumococcal replication."

In medicine, most docs don't want to prescribe medicine (an antibiotic usually amoxicillin with clavulanate as a liquid) for children. The reason is it usually viral, and so will heal on it's own. Now we have one study (so scant evidence but interesting), that the initial inflammation from the virus weakens the immune response, and allows things like Staph or Strep bacteria to infect the ear.

Negotiate sensibly with your doc based upon symptoms and your child's history. It's common sense. If for two years at this time they get a bad ear infection with a lot of pain and then you have to finally get antibiotics, then maybe they'll write a script for it. Then don't fill it until you need to. That saves you a trip and wasted time.
 
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