BPS 1101 Lecture Notes - Paracetamol, Chlorphenamine, Ibuprofen
31 Jan 2012
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A hundred years ago, infections used to be more serious now, we can get over them easily. Cold is caused by over 200 viruses (therefore heterogeneous). It is hard to differentiate the cold from the flu (the flu gives you a fever, but so do various forms of the cold) Influenza virus, however, can be fatal if you are less than 1 yr old or older than 65 years. 30 50% caused by the rhinovirus. The symptoms of the cold, however, are caused by your body s reaction to get rid of infection and cause skin damage. Cold medicine is used to relieve symptoms, though many remedies do nothing (more of a placebo) No medication will prevent colds common cold and how you might get it. After ww2, british government thought they could treat other problems after discovery of penicillin. They housed human subjects in a research compound, where they would stay for 10 days.
