Since flue have been in our planet for million's of years how come our great scientist have not a cure for it

colds...flue...sneezing.. running nose......

colds...flue...sneezing.. running nose...

kansas8099	the flu virus - like the cold virus - is constantly changing. It goes through mutations constantly, which is why you cannot build up a natural resistance to it. Once your body has been infected by a virus, your white blood cells are 'trained' to find and kill that virus before it can make you sick again...since the flu and cold visuses constantly mutate, every time you get it you are getting a different virus...and your body does not recognize it to fight it off. This is also why there's no "cure" for many viruses. HOWEVER...there are immunizations that can give you temporary artificial resistance to certain strains, as well as drugs such as Tamiflu (antiviral drugs) that when taken within the first 48 hours, shortens the duration of the flu/virus. These help to reduce the amount of virus in your system, thus helping your body to fight off the bug.

ttjakt	If they can't cure it, they will find a way that you can live with it without dying. Just be happy you can live with it!!!!

Kirk Smith	Researchers still believe that one day they will find a answer to this. Not just yet though http://www.birdfluhelpsite.com

LPN74	They do have vaccinations to prevent the flu. They give them every flu season. Also the flu "virus" tend to mutate and become stronger and not as receptive of the vaccines or antibiotics.

+SalvavidaChica+	Because, the viruses and bacterias become antibody resistant, meaning that they survive the antibody medications anfd the natural ones our bodies make. Bacteria evolves, which means our scientists and bodies constantly need to create more antibodies to fight disease which is why we never get over an illness permanantly, and may get sick over and over again.

jt	The virus keeps mutating and change into different forms just like HIV Virus. That is why it is difficult to make a permanent vaccine for it.

sm00v_1	This is a true statement...how 'bout we ask a question there genius.

hopflower	Because they keep mutating.

osto11	the scientist hav not been working on it for millions of years. only in the last few decades has the work begun. they will eventually cure it.

memphisthomas1971	constantly changes

October	Science has only been around for 200 years

nursesr4evr	A virus mutates faster than we can grow the vaccine.

sarahchristinejenne	Well, even if germs have been around for millions of years, people haven't.

duc602	they re like roaches they build up an immunity each season its an on going thing.

TimeWastersInc	it is a mutating strain..it adapts to what ever changes are throw at it..

mario_salman	The flu, or the virus of the Influenza changes from year to year, so what killed it today, maybe can't do it the next season. It mutates gaining the ability to resist to the medicines that were harmful for them in the past. The vaccine is around 95% effective, but it will have to change for the next season. I hope you get the idea.

Ben	the flue has only been the world for 6,000 years

CJBig	Because there r too many strains.

Alan Turing	Well, the obvious answer is that our great scientists (membership, which I assume, does not include you) have not been around for millions of years. It has only been since people in theology decided that faith didn't do a very good job of healing that scientific medicine has developed. That finally got moving around 150 years ago. Medicine is still pretty primative. More specifically the cold is caused by a RNA virus and not a DNA virus. RNA viruses, since they only have one strand of amino acids chained together can create mutations quite a bit faster. As mutations occur the virus eludes the immunizations developed for the previous cold seasons.

Christopher	Because the flu is always changing and adapting. It is not the exact same strand every time, it is constantly changing. Finding a cure is like trying to hit a target moving at the speed of light.

kitkool	becaue it keeps chaging and adopting new strains resistant to previous meds.

ericw75	The flue virus, mutates so quickly, they dont have the time to study it, and come up with a vaccine. Hence, every year, new flew shots are made, after the season hits, then next near, its somthing different.

JBR	Since spelling and grammar have been taught for many years, how come you suck at both?

tpt_hick	because its caused by a virus therefor a viral infection. Every cold/ flu virus takes on a different form, so there is no one drug that will take care of every case you contract. Flu shots, however, give you the same kind of virus ahead of time, so your body can build up cells that fight it off, thus rendering you immune to it. It's the only way to protect youself that i know of, and i'm no expert... and every time you get the flu, its different than the ones you've had before, cause you've alresdy built up an immunity to them! They say by the time your 40, you've built up an immunity to hundreds of types of colds/flus. maybe that's why adults seem to get sick less...

juhi	THERE IS A CURE FOR SOME OF THE FLUES .THERE IS NOT ONE FLUE THERE ARE DIFFERENT TYPES OF FLUES. BASICALLY THE FLUE VIRUS LIKE THE AVIAN FLUE VIRUS AND SOME OTHERS HAVE THE TENDENCY OF MUATATIONS AND THEY CAN CHANGE THERE STRAINS AND CAUSE DAMAGE TO HUMAN BODY.FOR SCIENTIST THE MAIN TENSION IS THIS ONLY THAT IF THESE VIRUSES CHANGE THEIR DNA'S AND COME ALONG LIKE A UNKNOWN THING WE CAN'T DEVELOP A VACCINE .LIKE IN THE AIDS VIRUS THE THING IS THAT IT CHANGES IT 2 AMINO ACIDS FROM IT'S ALL PROTIENS EVERY YEAR FOR WHICH IT BECOMES IMPOSSIBLE TO DETECT AND FIND VACCINE FOR THEM.THE MOMENT THESE FLU VIRUS DO THE CHANGE IN THEIR STRAINS WE ARE IN DANGER.THE AVIAN FLU VIRUS DEVELOPED FROM A VIRUS H1N1 WHICH CHANGED INTO H1N5.IF U WANT MORE DETAILS CONTACT ME.

Artist	it is too widespread an illness...even more widespread than all other STD's (sexuall transmitted diseases) put together.

Iris O. M.	I don't want them to find a cure for colds or flu cuz then I won't have as many things to obsess about.

T	Because the viruses keep mutating.

gary P	there are many strains of the influenza virus...and with new ones being found every year..

naddel	every year new flue virus develope, scientist have a cure...for last years viruses

just♪wondering	Viruses are constantly evolving, making find a "cure" very difficult. Even the annual flu shots are just a best guess at which strains of flu might be prevalent that year. If you catch a different strain of flu, the shot offers no protection. This is why everyone is so scared about the possibility of an avian flu epidemic, which could happen if that virus evolves to the point where human-to-human transmission is possible. (Right now, the people who get it catch it from birds.) Because this would be a totally new strain of flu, no one would have any pre-existing immunity and it could easily become an epidemic.