The H1N1 virus, genetic mutation and return
There is concern voiced about
the H1N1 virus having the potential to undergo a genetic mutation and possibly
return, in another form. If that happens, it could prove to be more dangerous
than the current virus.
Should medical scientists be concerned?
Is there a legitimate basis for
theories?
Note that developing a medical scientific theory of any kind, does
not necessarily guarantee its legitimacy or validity. At the same time, there
may be some degree of truth in any medical scientific theory, because the
majority of researchers will not take the time or make the effort to develop
medical scientific theories, unless they have a reasonable, sound and
legitimate basis for what they state. A theory still has to be proven, verified
or substantiated in some way; otherwise, it is not legitimate. A legitimate
theory will invariably stand the test of time, because it is rooted and
grounded in the principle of truth.
Is every truth only a
half-truth?
The H1N1 virus is of concern
because it causes infection in human beings. When a healthy, human body is in
contact with an infectious agent, it has an immune response. Normally, allowed
to fight an infection on its own, the human body will be able to resist it,
depending upon the environment and degree of severity.
Medical scientists are
attempting to prevent infections from happening in the first place. It is this hope
and the possibility of the prevention of infection that leads medical scientist
to create a vaccine.
There is cause for concern where the action of the immune
system is suppressed.
Does vaccination suppress the
immune system?
Immune system suppression
(immuno-suppression) is a growing realm of concern for medical scientists and
other medical professionals, everywhere. A suppressed immune system no longer
responds, as it should. It cannot follow its own natural, instinctive reactions
and fight against the infection with which it has come in contact. The
automatic immune response may be interfered in some way; it may be blocked or
its action halted. This can happen with the use of chemicals. At times, the
immune system of the human body may not be able to rebound from this kind of
suppression.
Look at the virus itself in
terms of a possible genetic mutation. A mutation would mean that the basic
structure of the gene is changed or altered. As a result, a virus could surface
in a different form.
Understanding what happens with
genes, involves three basic principles of Mendel's Law: the law of segregation,
the law of independent assortment and the law of dominance (1)
A suppressor or suppressant
does not necessarily eliminate a virus; it merely reduces its degree of
intensity. Infection is not eliminated or eradicated, when it is suppressed.
Suppression can result in a physical, physiological or a biological change to
the gene, in terms of its structure or its hereditary elements. This could
re-emerge as a mutation or another expression of the original gene.
Because genes occur in pairs,
namely as a dominant and a subdominant gene, when one part of the gene is
affected, it may not necessarily affect the other part or it may affect both in
exactly the same way. One part of the gene may not follow its normal pattern of
action, growth or development, because it is inhibited or its growth is stunted,
in some way. Its genetic expression may become defective and differ in some
regard. One part, (the 'genetic partner' of a pair of genes), could be
eradicated, while the other part survives the onslaught of a toxin.
The use of toxic substances to
destroy infectious agents is grounded in the basic principle, known as the 'the
law of opposites' rather than 'the law of similars'. With the 'law of similars'
something 'similar' stimulates or triggers an immune system response in the
human body.
Traditional health practices,
more commonly referred to as 'allopathic medicine', focus primarily on medical
treatment based on 'the law of opposites', while alternative health care
functions on a principle based on the 'the law of similars'.
The creation of a vaccine, like
the H1N1 vaccines from previous types of flu, employs "the law of
similars'.
The addition of a toxin like
mercury, to a vaccine, (in order to prevent possible contamination of the
vaccine) employs 'the law of opposites'.
If two opposing principles are
simultaneously employed by medical scientists, this is neither the practice of
traditional health, nor that of alternative health. One might suggest that
employing 'health' plus 'alternative health' principles, implies a third type
of medical treatment that is more holistic or 'wholistic' (whole), in its
perspective. It is no longer a matter one medical scientific principle of practice
versus the other.
The question is still that of
whether the H1N1 virus will mutate and re-surface. That is a question that only
time will reveal, because with the use of 'the law of similars' and 'the law of
opposites', any of the following scenarios may be possible.
Both parts of the gene survive,
unaffected; both parts of the gene survive but one or both, are altered, in a
negative or positive way, partially or totally; one or both parts of the
genetic pair are totally eradicated; neither of the parts are suppressed; they
remain exactly the same and surface at a later date or one or both parts of the
gene are totally altered and may surface as something different
With the current H1N1 vaccine, it is highly likely that one
part of the genetic pair will survive. Even though this part of the gene is
suppressed, it will have its basic, rudimentary or identical genetic structure.
It may have survived, but with its genetic structure altered in some way. In
other words, it might be even more defective and potentially damaging, than it
would have been previously.
There may also be some more positive aspects to its altered form.
Note that this is speculative. Either way, there is progress in medical science because this reveals that there is another option for medical science. The third option for medical science employs the basic principles from both the traditional realm of health, as well as the non-traditional realm of alternative health.
Whatever happens in terms of
the gene may be with or without the knowledge or intent of medical scientists. There
are no guarantees in the medical science realm, as only the tip of the iceberg
has ever been uncovered, in spite of the amazing discoveries of the past.
This article only suggests that
there are theories on how the H1N1 might mutate and return over time.
Elimination of a potentially dangerous virus is the ideal scenario. In time,
medical scientists might ask, if the H1N1 just went under cover.
Time alone
will tell the truth. Truth stands the test of time.
Webster's Ninth New Collegiate
Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, Inc., Springfield
Mass.
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