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Now, the disease entity commonly referred to as "influenza" primarily attacks the respiratory system, and the attacking pathogen is a virus. However, over the years the term "influenza" has been used to cover any of the numerous febrile illnesses which
reach beyond the respiratory system to affect practically all the other systems of the body. And there is now a "flu-like" illness caused by Mycoplasma fermentans, to which we return later.
The viral pathogen primarily focused upon is only one of three pathogens which often come into play in attacks of what we broadly call "the flu". What is usually ignored, overlooked or downplayed are the roles of certain other pathogens such as bacteria and mycoplasmas. And the latter, especially, is almost
totally absent from any reference you will find in the literature directed to the average citizen.
All the drum-beating is about "avian flu virus H5N1". Could this be an intentionally misleading emphasis to obviate the need to look for the real danger? We think so. We are convinced that the ignoring, overlooking and downplaying of the mycoplasma's role in influenza is intentional and criminal.

je trouve 'rendre inutile 'mais je n'arrive pas à le formuler
merci et bon dimanche !