Viruses are only here to clean up dead things. God is perfectly capable of vivifying the immune system to deal with these things. Those who walk according to the flesh are worth no more than the atoms they claim makes them up. Why should He worry so much about those who only identify with the flesh? Because you choose to only identify with the atoms then why should your atoms be anymore important than other atoms? God is not worried about the containers made of atoms but the contents of those container which some are His Spirit sons and daughter. He delivers His own from the snares and allows the blind to fall in the ditch they them self have created.
@Edit: You have freewill to even cause yourself suffering and also your offspring however some are supernaturally guided away from stupidity. If you touch something hot and it burns you learn to leave it alone but since those who identify with the flesh thinks everything is hopeless they go making the same mistake over and and over and even think that that is just the way it is.
Flying Above the Lotus Says
When Germs Will Not Harm Anyone
GERMS, or microorganisms, are essential to life. They make up a considerable portion of earth’s soil and of our own bodies. As the box “Kinds of Germs” notes, “bacteria inhabit our bodies by the trillions.” Most of these are beneficial—in fact, vital—to health. Although only relatively few cause disease, we can be confident that, in time, no germs will harm anyone.
Before we examine the means by which all harmful effects of germs will be eliminated, let’s consider current efforts to combat disease-causing germs. Besides examining the accompanying box “What You Can Do,” consider the efforts of health professionals to combat resistant germs.
Global Strategies
Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland, the former director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), described efforts being made. In the Report on Infectious Diseases 2000, “Overcoming Antimicrobial Resistance,” she pointed to a need to develop “a global strategy to contain resistance” of germs. She also spoke of building “alliances involving all healthcare providers,” emphasizing: “We have an opportunity to launch a massive effort against infectious diseases.”
In 2001, WHO proposed a “Global Strategy for Containment of Antimicrobial Resistance.” This document presented a plan directed to health-care providers and people in general regarding “what to do and how to do it.” The strategy included educating people on how to avoid getting sick, as well as providing instruction to them on how to use antibiotics and other antimicrobials when they get an infection.
In addition, health-care workers—doctors and nurses as well as others working in hospitals and nursing homes—were urged to take better measures to avoid the spread of infection. Sadly, studies have revealed that many health professionals still neglect to wash their hands or change gloves between patients.
Surveys have also shown that doctors prescribe antibiotics when they shouldn’t. One reason for this is that people pressure their doctor to give an antibiotic as a quick cure. So doctors comply, simply to please patients. Often doctors neither take the time to educate their patients nor have the means available to identify the infecting germ. Also, they may prescribe newer but more expensive broad-spectrum antibiotics. And this too contributes to the drug-resistance problem.
Other areas addressed in WHO’s Global Strategy are hospitals, national health systems, food producers, pharmaceutical companies, and lawmakers. The report encourages cooperation among all of them in order to combat the global menace of drug-resistant germs. But will such a program work?
Obstacles to Success
The WHO Global Strategy alluded to a major obstacle to solving health problems. It is the profit motive—money. The Bible says that the love of it is responsible for “all sorts of injurious things.” (1 Timothy 6:9, 10) WHO urges: “Interactions with the pharmaceutical industry must also be considered, including appropriate control of the access of sales representatives to clinical staff and monitoring industry-sponsored educational programmes for providers.”
Drug companies have aggressively presented their products to doctors. Now they do so directly to the public through TV advertising. This has evidently contributed to the overuse of drugs, which, in turn, has been a major factor in the proliferation of drug-resistant germs.
In its chapter on the use of antimicrobials in food-producing animals, the WHO Global Strategy states: “Veterinarians in some countries earn as much as 40% or more of their income by the sale of drugs, so there is a disincentive to limit antimicrobial use.” As is well documented, resistant germs have emerged and flourished because of the inordinate use of antibiotics.
The production of antibiotics is, in fact, astounding. In the United States alone, some 50 million pounds of antibiotics are produced annually! Of the world’s total production, only about half is used for people. The rest is either sprayed on crops or fed to animals. Antibiotics are commonly mixed with the feed of animals raised for food to speed their growth.
The Role of Governments
Significantly, the Executive Summary of the WHO Global Strategy states: “Much of the responsibility for implementation of the strategy will fall on individual countries. Governments have a critical role to play.”
To be sure, a number of governments have developed programs to contain antimicrobial resistance, with emphasis on collaboration inside and outside their national boundaries. These programs include better tracking of antimicrobial use and resistant microbes, improved infection control, appropriate use of antimicrobials in medicine and agriculture, research to understand resistance, and development of new medicines. WHO’s Report on Infectious Diseases 2000 was not optimistic.
Courtney Says
viruses do not evolve there is no such thing as evolution
when a virus reproduces it only produces other viruses
having viruses has nothing to do with god’s love
God is my Salvation Says
God loves all of creation equally, including his virus friends.
IM SAILOR MOON JESUS LOL Says
May be because of the love on viruses also !
sa Says
To punish sinners.
Jesus or Hellfire Says
God gave us brains to learn and solve problems.
*Move with Wisdom* Says
Are you a victim of germs or do you control your own health?
Viruses are only here to clean up dead things. God is perfectly capable of vivifying the immune system to deal with these things. Those who walk according to the flesh are worth no more than the atoms they claim makes them up. Why should He worry so much about those who only identify with the flesh? Because you choose to only identify with the atoms then why should your atoms be anymore important than other atoms? God is not worried about the containers made of atoms but the contents of those container which some are His Spirit sons and daughter. He delivers His own from the snares and allows the blind to fall in the ditch they them self have created.
@Edit: You have freewill to even cause yourself suffering and also your offspring however some are supernaturally guided away from stupidity. If you touch something hot and it burns you learn to leave it alone but since those who identify with the flesh thinks everything is hopeless they go making the same mistake over and and over and even think that that is just the way it is.
When Germs Will Not Harm Anyone
GERMS, or microorganisms, are essential to life. They make up a considerable portion of earth’s soil and of our own bodies. As the box “Kinds of Germs” notes, “bacteria inhabit our bodies by the trillions.” Most of these are beneficial—in fact, vital—to health. Although only relatively few cause disease, we can be confident that, in time, no germs will harm anyone.
Before we examine the means by which all harmful effects of germs will be eliminated, let’s consider current efforts to combat disease-causing germs. Besides examining the accompanying box “What You Can Do,” consider the efforts of health professionals to combat resistant germs.
Global Strategies
Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland, the former director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), described efforts being made. In the Report on Infectious Diseases 2000, “Overcoming Antimicrobial Resistance,” she pointed to a need to develop “a global strategy to contain resistance” of germs. She also spoke of building “alliances involving all healthcare providers,” emphasizing: “We have an opportunity to launch a massive effort against infectious diseases.”
In 2001, WHO proposed a “Global Strategy for Containment of Antimicrobial Resistance.” This document presented a plan directed to health-care providers and people in general regarding “what to do and how to do it.” The strategy included educating people on how to avoid getting sick, as well as providing instruction to them on how to use antibiotics and other antimicrobials when they get an infection.
In addition, health-care workers—doctors and nurses as well as others working in hospitals and nursing homes—were urged to take better measures to avoid the spread of infection. Sadly, studies have revealed that many health professionals still neglect to wash their hands or change gloves between patients.
Surveys have also shown that doctors prescribe antibiotics when they shouldn’t. One reason for this is that people pressure their doctor to give an antibiotic as a quick cure. So doctors comply, simply to please patients. Often doctors neither take the time to educate their patients nor have the means available to identify the infecting germ. Also, they may prescribe newer but more expensive broad-spectrum antibiotics. And this too contributes to the drug-resistance problem.
Other areas addressed in WHO’s Global Strategy are hospitals, national health systems, food producers, pharmaceutical companies, and lawmakers. The report encourages cooperation among all of them in order to combat the global menace of drug-resistant germs. But will such a program work?
Obstacles to Success
The WHO Global Strategy alluded to a major obstacle to solving health problems. It is the profit motive—money. The Bible says that the love of it is responsible for “all sorts of injurious things.” (1 Timothy 6:9, 10) WHO urges: “Interactions with the pharmaceutical industry must also be considered, including appropriate control of the access of sales representatives to clinical staff and monitoring industry-sponsored educational programmes for providers.”
Drug companies have aggressively presented their products to doctors. Now they do so directly to the public through TV advertising. This has evidently contributed to the overuse of drugs, which, in turn, has been a major factor in the proliferation of drug-resistant germs.
In its chapter on the use of antimicrobials in food-producing animals, the WHO Global Strategy states: “Veterinarians in some countries earn as much as 40% or more of their income by the sale of drugs, so there is a disincentive to limit antimicrobial use.” As is well documented, resistant germs have emerged and flourished because of the inordinate use of antibiotics.
The production of antibiotics is, in fact, astounding. In the United States alone, some 50 million pounds of antibiotics are produced annually! Of the world’s total production, only about half is used for people. The rest is either sprayed on crops or fed to animals. Antibiotics are commonly mixed with the feed of animals raised for food to speed their growth.
The Role of Governments
Significantly, the Executive Summary of the WHO Global Strategy states: “Much of the responsibility for implementation of the strategy will fall on individual countries. Governments have a critical role to play.”
To be sure, a number of governments have developed programs to contain antimicrobial resistance, with emphasis on collaboration inside and outside their national boundaries. These programs include better tracking of antimicrobial use and resistant microbes, improved infection control, appropriate use of antimicrobials in medicine and agriculture, research to understand resistance, and development of new medicines. WHO’s Report on Infectious Diseases 2000 was not optimistic.
viruses do not evolve there is no such thing as evolution
when a virus reproduces it only produces other viruses
having viruses has nothing to do with god’s love
God loves all of creation equally, including his virus friends.
May be because of the love on viruses also !
To punish sinners.
God gave us brains to learn and solve problems.
Are you a victim of germs or do you control your own health?