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From: Mxsmanic on 29 Jul 2006 04:38
JohnT writes:

> No, it is not. Hypothermia is an abnormally low body temperature, which in
> some cases may result in death.

Low = cold

> As may influenza, or even a cold.

Neither of these is associated with low temperatures.

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From: JohnT on 29 Jul 2006 04:52

"Mxsmanic" <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
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> JohnT writes:
>
>> No, it is not. Hypothermia is an abnormally low body temperature, which
>> in
>> some cases may result in death.
>
> Low = cold
>
>> As may influenza, or even a cold.
>
> Neither of these is associated with low temperatures.
>

But, as I said, either may result in death. I didn't suggest an association
with low temperatures. Dim Mixi.

johnT


From: Mxsmanic on 29 Jul 2006 05:48
JohnT writes:

> But, as I said, either may result in death. I didn't suggest an association
> with low temperatures.

But others did, and attempted to present cold and flu deaths as "death
from cold temperatures."

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From: Dave Frightens Me on 29 Jul 2006 07:46
On Sat, 29 Jul 2006 09:46:28 +0200, Mxsmanic <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com>
wrote:

>Dave Frightens Me writes:
>
>> Why are exact numbers important?
>
>Because throwing flu and pneumonia into the mix creates the impression
>that the cold is responsible for these deaths, when it isn't.
>
>Death from cold is hypothermia, not flu or pneumonia.

If the cold directly causes the death (i.e., the flu or pneumonia
wouldn't have killed them with the cold), then it is.
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From: Mxsmanic on 29 Jul 2006 08:36
Dave Frightens Me writes:

> If the cold directly causes the death (i.e., the flu or pneumonia
> wouldn't have killed them with the cold), then it is.

If the cold causes death with flu or pneumonia, it causes death
without it, too.

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