A nutritional supplement formula for influenza A (H5N1) infection in humans

Medical Hypotheses
Howard Friel, Harvey Lederman

Abstract

By early February 2006, the World Health Organization had reported 165 human cases of H5N1 influenza since December 2003, with 88 fatalities. However, the avian H5N1 influenza virus apparently is not yet efficiently transmitted between humans. Though a near-term possibility of a global H5N1 influenza pandemic remains, currently there is no vaccine or anti-viral drug that is proven to be safe and effective in preventing or treating H5N1 influenza in humans. There is thus a compelling public interest in developing alternative prophylaxis and treatment strategies for H5N1 influenza, which would need to address the complex pathogenesis of H5N1 influenza that is responsible for its apparently unusually high virulence. The authors present here a significant body of medical and scientific evidence to support the prophylactic use of a carefully designed nutritional supplement formulation that may antagonize the major pathogenic processes of H5N1 influenza in humans. Through several independently-mediated mechanisms, the formulations may: (a) degrade H5N1 virulence by directly affecting the virus itself, (b) inhibit H5N1 viral replication by maintaining cellular redox equilibrium in host cells, (c) inhibit H5N1 replication by a blockade...Continue Reading

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