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I am glad now there is a non-partisan physician platform to find out the truth about what contribute to death in COVID positive patients. I am a board certified in internal medicine and emergency medicine. I have been concerned about the potential confusion in sorting out facts from wrong information. I have been concerned that many people die from other diseases and their cause of death is erroneous attributed to COVID. I do not work in the ICU. Could it be the case that some patients who have other diseases such as psittacosis, Legionnaires disease, ARDS, asthma exacerbation, COPD exacerbation, emphysema, chronic bronchitis, sarcoidosis, RMSF, and so on might have died because treating physicians assumed that the these patients were suffering from COVID because the test for it turned positive? My understanding is that the COVID tests are not uniform ,and although sensitive, are not specific. Furthermore, COVID is a corona virus, one of several common cold viruses. Months before news of people dying in NYC, articles came out China and Harvard recommending the the restrictions of the nebulization of bronchodilators and use of systemic steroids. I wonder how many people died from exacerbation of asthma/COPD. I wonder how many people die with COVID and not die from COVID. If I show up to a famous ER tomorrow with psittacosis or pneumonic tularemia, and have a positive COVID test , I wonder if they would diagnosis my true disease and treat it, or just let me die with /from COVID.
Ay dude I've had covid-19 and survived.make a vid and explain why I should take the current vaccine. Cuz idk what would be my mortality rate vs a covid virgin that never had it and we both get the delta and sigma or any other version that's out there
My husband had a fungal infection in his sinus, then one day he was falling down and not able to breathe. I took him to the hospital and he was diagnosed with covid. Hes a diabetic...was. He died 31 days later. Also they found a mass in his brain. Life is fragile, I miss him so much.
My dad just passed June 21, he broke his hip back in March and we found out on a Wednesday that he was in stage 4 bone cancer turned rapidly into lymphoma he died on Monday five days later. With deepest sympathy and prayers for your family.
Yes. When your immune system is down, you are more lekely to be subject to everyday infections. We saw a spate in New Zealand with fasciitis post swine flu. My hypothesis only, but there appeared a lay man's intuitive significant link.
@@MelaninMagdalene India already has a much higher rate of this condition and the much higher use of steroids being used there is a hypothesis that could explain it
I'm not sure if this is true in the case of India, but some developing countries have fewer restrictions on the sale of drugs than in the U.S. People buy powerful drugs over-the-counter unaware of the negative consequences. Steroids, often taken to treat various chronic illnesses, are known to depress the immune system.
And my sincere hope is that anyone infected with covid is able to reach treatments that are cheap, effective, and harmless in time, so that it doesnt progress to this.
My prayers go out to all those innocent people. So sad 🤧. Imagine a vaccine so safe you have to be threatened to take it.. For a disease so deadly you have to be tested to know you have it... What a world we are living in... Sending Blessings Love And Light To Everyone 🌌🌍🕊️🙏♥️😇...
Imagine people so I'll informed they believe they have to be threatened. Businesses and government agencies didn't want you killing off their employees...here we are 3 years later and thanks to people like you we have medical worker shortage, teacher shortages, care taker shortages. Skilled workers are in shortage...just like Hiv you people are too antisocial, mentally deficient, oppositionally defiant and riddled with mental disorders ..you don't care unless it inconveniences you.
I know you're being sincere, but prayer hasn't helped and it will continue not helping. If you want to help, go tell the covid deniers to stop being morons, and do your part by wearing your mask, getting vaccinated, and social distancing. You're free to believe whatever you want, but science is the only way we're going to beat this.
I pray for the people in areas affected by such terrible disease and for all the doctors and nurses having to care for so many people. Im glad to hear that India is now using Ivermectin.
Horrifying, traumatic and tragic. It was helpful and important that this doctor described the causes. Health care costs and an overwhelmed system seem to be at issue. Why else would there be sterility problems. The diabetes thing too, which is why I quit sugar. I was nearing Diabetes Type II when I heard on the news that high blood sugar makes people more susceptible.
@@bighands69 Capitalism is a system rooted in competition that prioritizes business profit over human need. Businesses will underpay and overwork their employees to generate greater profit so that they can buy out the competition. It results in a rich minority of people who underpay and over work the rest of the population who can't afford medical care. India is a capitalist country. Compounding the issues of Capitalism, competition of which runs countrary to more socialist ideology of equalizing access to healthcare, India was driven into poverty by England who came by way of capitalist greed. India was once called The Golden Bird. And btw, India and Sri Lanka for that matter, are amongst the leading countries in technology.
@@wistfulsighs7791 You can try and give your marxist reasoning but at the end it has produced all the technology and healthcare that exists. The countries you are claiming are socialist are actually capitalist and they use mostly American technology.
@@bighands69 India is a capitalist country. It is also a country that is leading in technology. Yet huge numbers of people do not have access to the very basics of medical care. What is your explanation for that?
@De Sign It's a defense mechanism to deal with all the pain & suffering, a way to adapt, the little click in the brain that turns off emotion & deals only with the problems at hand, it happens to everyone who deals with such issues on a daily or frequent basis, doctors, nurses, EMT's, military, law enforcement, firefighters, caregivers, even family members who must learn to care for a loved one & do things that they never thought that they could, all must learn to remove emotion from the situation. They deal with all the emotion later, while alone. This is why so many people turn to alcohol &/or drugs, or obsessive exercise or become adrenaline junkies who engage in dangerous activities & sports, they need to redirect the energy, or numb themselves. I know plenty of people who appear chill & emotionless in public, but have anxiety attacks, flashbacks, horrific nightmares, act out their dreams, hand tremors, drink themselves into a stupor, get high, or turn to harder drugs just to deal, because even the hardest hearted of people have a breaking point.
You're right. Many are now suffering from PTSD. They are finding it difficult to be compassionate because most of the patients now are unvaccinated. They are angry from having to risk their lives and their family's to care for those that have been arrogant enough to believe they were smarter than people that studied viruses for more than 30 years and refused vaccination. I feel very sorry for them. And glad I am not working right now.
@@beneaththesurface1569 wow I didn't know that there was someone who is smarter then the doctors and nurses who deal with covid every day, thank you for being so smart and knowledgeable, Lol!!!
@@elizabethorwig7167The doctors and nurses dealing with Covid most usually have no idea what they're dealing with, how viruses work or even the very basic knowledge on mRNA and this virus' structure. Of course I'm more knowledgable than them. LOOOOOOOOOOOOL. Add more "lol" and "wow", it will make your "argument" more convincing. You haven't the slightest idea about what's going on or what you're talking about.
@@elizabethorwig7167 Also there's no reason to bring up nurses or doctors because I was just disagreeing with the original comment made by an airheaded bimbo causing unnecessary panic. I don't disagree with Dr Hansen in any meaningful regard when it comes to this video. Black fungus has been a problem in India forever - poor living conditions, poor health practices (including public defecation)
I am so sorry God Bless you and Your Thoughts and Prayers are always with you-I couldn’t imagine; for they thought they lost us both at birth. Destiny was in NICU For 9.5 hrs I was hooked up to Heart Monitor and the girl walked out and my Disabled husband didn’t know what the straight line meant and gf pushed her way in saying she was my sister-Thank heavens! My lungs collapsed w/ER C-Section because petite and tubes were to big and I was on ICU for 7 days. God Bless you ma’am! Please take care of yourself. I’m shocked 2017?
If this video doesn't scare you into taking better care of yourself, cutting down/controlling your sugar, healthy diet, and doing your best to NOT get Type 2 diabetes, i don't know what will!
@@PAS_2020 make efforts to have a good amount of vitamin D within the bloodstream and perhaps get tested. Having a good level of this could decrease your chance of cancer by up to 17%.
@@PAS_2020 gosh!! Whats wrong with you ppl? Haters gonna hate, you guys are hopeless, the guy is only trying to help, there is no need to get salty. So sad to be you.
The black fungus is coming from the chemtrails that have been sprayed on us like bugs for the last 12 years. Many are experiencing skin disorders such as Morgellons. With all due respect for this channel and for those who have suffered because of the evil plot of this world, I urge every individual to do their research for the rabbit hole goes much deeper than one thought and it is quite mad.
Still wouldn't you say everyday overload of unnatural sugar(high fructose corn syrup! Being #1 worst is the biggest player in this horrific black fungus??? On top of all the glyphosate sprayed on the corn that was used to unnaturally extract high fructose corn syrup which wrecks heart and causes fatty liver and thick blood
They don't need to spray us, we ate from their stores, and drink from their water. The contrails are condensed exhaust vapor that only shows up in low pressure areas. India isn't know for low pressure
@@firesidesage3611 Thank God for daily prayer or we would be gone already. Pray that God covers you in the blood of Jesus daily, and you will be protected. Pray over your food. God bless.
So sorry. If there is anything we can do here for India, let us know. How ate the precious souls that were in the refuge camp that burned? Are they getting anything that they need?
@@dlxpro9342 Why not a factor in all things related to medicine? Like if the pharmacists selling masks rubs his nose and then touches both sides of the mask before handing it to me... Get what I mean?.. Or that time when the nurse touched my pills without gloves or disinfection with her bare hands? Or that time when I went to get vaccinated and a syringe fell on the ground where everyone has walked with their cowshit covered chappals, picked it up like it was no big deal... Double dipping surgical spirit... and the list goes on.
@@karenhaas6817 I guess you're referring to the (only) Rohingya camp... In which case the souls are doing pretty bad. Xenophobic government and generally a compassionless attitude from the general population. Not to spoil the mood, but I doubt they're doing good and getting what they need. Even the country's own citizens are suffering... forget about "foreigners". It was tough during the peak of the second wave, but getting much better now... Starting to seem like a cycle. Thanks for your concern.
I read about this disease years ago and was comforted in how rare infections were. Somehow not surprising seeing it come into the news via the worst man-made medical catastrophe in human history.
Well, if you wear a mask and everyone around you wears a mask your immune system will be at peak capacity, so will deal with the fungus, if you do not wear a mask you can get covid, and that’ll damage the lung and immune system, then the fungus can take hold, also if you wear a mask you won’t inhale spores
Actually many go rogue or major spore spewing during certain time periods and conditions. Plagues are another part of those period in time. Thus anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-viral and anti-inflammatory foods and certain vitamins in balance like high in C, D, A, and E, Iron, Zinc, and magnesium are important during then.
So, you're being entertained by the terrible misfortune of others? You could be walking in the same shoes as these people at any given time. You are a shameful person.
I hope all of India heals quickly! I can't wait to see your next video on Covid... I have my own hypothesis & I look forward to hearing yours... I feel like you give unbiased observations thank you!
Some can just get debridement if they have money. amputation is the cheapest way to do it. But if you can afford to save your leg debridement is better.
I had Mucormycosis in my lungs from moldy hay 22 years ago. Had to get all the mold cut out. I had diabetes and didn't know it, so it had cut down my immune system and allowed the mold to grow. I had 5 puss pockets (2 in right lung and 3 in the left) that had to be drained and that's how they detected the Mucormycosis. Spent 4 months in hospitals. Been on disability since. Thoracic surgeon, Kemp Kernstine, did an amazing job taking care of me. I was on Ampho "terrible" for a month. Thankfully, I was on a morphine drip and never had any pain during the treatments.
Years ago my dad was in the hospital that was under renovation. The fungus and mole in the ductwork was in the air. My dad had emphysema and this fungus got into the damaged parts of his lungs. They called it aspergillosis. Very difficult to cure. He survived but this wouldn’t have affected him but for his stressed immune system.
Lots of lemon water, lots of parsley (tabbouli is perfect), lots of garlic, onions, and coconut (oil too). All help kill everything and keep things clear.
Soooo...you give a drug that makes the immune system weaker, but ask why a fungus is occurring in these patients? Seems like you answered the freaking question. Omg.
Health care professionals are trying they're best to save covid patients and they're not perfect either it's not a set in stone profession and all us are different so what helps one person may not help others not saying ur right or wrong just saying 😉
Melissa Glover I disagree. If any of them really cared, they would be subsidising healthy foods and banning junk foods, fizzy drinks etc. There would be a drive to force employers to require shorter working days and more time off, to be with family and exercise. Promoting healthy sleep patterns would also be on the agenda.
@@TheIncredibleMrG777 Your *actual REAL LIFE health remedies n solutions* are not wanted here- we're trying to play a game. We are *NOT* trying to actually help, heal, improve n cure folks...we're trying to play a *game* .
@@melissaglover6272 I can understand this, however, using your same words, why make vaccines this way, as a one size fits all? I also remember many people saying, "It's only a few, who are dieing from the vaccines", using the thought process of, sacrificing the few, to save the many. If we're not all the same, should other's shame, or limit other people's freedoms in public, for not getting any of the vaccines? You see, I don't like this thought process, & I don't believe it's the right thing to do. I definitely don't believe it's right, to bypass parents, so children can be administered any of these vaccines. I am not an anti-vaxxer, but I don't agree with what Gov't & certain Medical Provider's are doing, like scare, shame, or bribe citizen's into receiving these Covid Vaccines. Not trying to insult you, or make you mad, but it's my perspective.✌🇺🇸
Thank you so much for sharing this 🙏 I honestly believe in my heart that CoVid19 is a fungal pathogen 🦠 Even if it is linked to Bats 🦇 it would be also important to note that Bats (horseshoe in-particular) are increasingly dying from a fungal derived disease called White Nose Syndrome.. I truly appreciate all the information you have provided. THANK YOU 🙏
The covid-19 virus is found in stool samples in the UK in 2017. How did it get to China is the question? When it broke out in the USA the smell of smokless sulfur like the smell of a strike match. was in the air around bus station, in front of Supermarket doors and restaurants. Some people was carrying distinct same body odor. But mostly the smokeless sulfate smell was in major areas public areas.
@@patrellabell1575 Hmm 🤔 that is extremely interesting.. I wanna investigate this a little bit more.Thank you for sharing that information. Just so you know when there is fungal overgrowth on the skin and a person sweats it can smell like sulfur. It can also give off a smell like a burnt match when a person has been in the sun for a long period of time even without sweating.
The masks collect and start growing fungi in just an hour. Watch a mask with a super microscope and be horrored how fast it goes and what it looks like. _Our bodies are designed to handle stuff as in nature_ . Mess with nature (use masks and eat bad etc.) and you are setting yourself up for disaster.
@@haliaeetus8221 lord saint, please show us the wisdom of yours since you claim mask goes against nature. we have no effective prevention of COVID-19, share some of your golden knowledge!
@@jr1648 rather than condescending, it's sarcasm. I support wearing mask and not abiding to these nonsensical "defying the nature results disaster" logic
@@Cherbarber I respect Dr. Hansen for his professional. Loving him or someone (any gender in 🇨🇦) is not so narrow minded as you think! Of course I did know he has girlfriend from his personal video. I have my fiancé too! I am sure you heard what's platonic love or friendship right..!
@@robotstonka7118 God is the comfort you find in the silence, if you ever let him speak, and is guiding you through this, and will be the reward you find when you make it through all the tests before you. Buck up, it's going to get bumpier and you're going to need to be brave.
@@robotstonka7118 Just cuz they suffer doesnt mean he doesnt care. If a family member does everything they can to make you better but your still suffering. Does that mean they dont care? Point of view of absurd. Jesus does care .
Thank you. I forgot about this. I am using a lot of compost as l replant native bush back on to our lifestyle block here in New Zealand. I need to wear a mask and gloves! I had been warned about black fungus when handling compost in a plant nursery years ago, but l didn’t know how it affected us.
all what you are saying cases espestis which gets into your lungs it's a cancer so is paint,plastic sawdust,insulation,drop cielling and a whole lot more
@@israelrosales2244 I would think it should be made common knowledge? It's a high breeding ground for Legionellosis, that is caused by Legionella bacteria commonly found in potting mix.
Thank you doctor Mike. . We read so much about this disease (including yellow fungus, white fungas) cases now in India but this was the first time I learned something more. Very informative. Scary pictures included.
We can get it from our homes too. I learned there's a huge cover up by insurance companies, courts and apartment complexes. If someone exposes the corruption they become targeted and never able to rent a property again.
@@w8what575 people get really sick from mold...deep rabbit hole. Insurance companies don't want to pay claims on it either. Apartment complexes also get that mold especially along Beach areas like San Diego. It got into my house I bought. Bad news.
Its probably from inhaling all that smoke and fog in the air, is why everyone or every country should be doing better with climate change and all the unhealthy things that is killing off people from a bad environment?"
I've been seeing this, but, it's been a few days after the Astra Zeneca vaccine and is being called an adverse reaction and it's been happening to pilots, also. A young woman made a video because she was scared to death and they had sent her to a Neurologist for a urgent appointment because the doctor didn't know what it was. She said she had never had it until she got vaccinated.
@@sylviayellowface751 truth for delusional heads. 'Man-made virus' / 'bioengineered' proved to be false from researches. I think you must be having more knowledge and wisdom compared to those scientist who involved in finding COVID-19 origin, huh?
I've been a subscriber since before Covid days, and your consistent thorough details with the usage of legit scientific papers combined with your ability to chew up hard topics and feed it to us baby-birdy style is what makes you top notch. Thank you so much for caring about us enough to put so much time into your videos. I know it takes lots of time because of the high-quality work you produce. I appreciate it so much. You've helped me SO many times in so many ways. I hope you get VERY rich off youtube. As a good doctor, I'm pretty sure you weren't destitute to begin with though. lol
Reminds me of the book, "The fungus link". Startling is the fact that breathing in fungus from rotting leaves, etc. can cause a whole host of problems for the body.
Several years back I had fungus in my sinuses cuz I had chronic sinus disease and how I stopped a lot of that I started rinsing my sinuses with distilled water and white vinegar solution. But you don't make the vinegar so bad that it burns your sinuses and that's how I keep healthy, tidbit information..
Shoking images , but this video was revealing and confirming thank you for sharing Dokter Mike , i am a mold survivor , i have breathed in a black/white /green mold in a time in my life long before pandemic started that almost killed me ,i could hardly breath walk , it started with a water leakage under the sing on wood and mold that lived in the wals of the house already before i moved there because the house was flooded underwater ones , but they painted over it ,but it ate itself again trough the paint and the wall can you imagine how it bite trough human cells , In the old testament The Priest came to inspect youre house and they checked youre head or scalp to ( interesting how you mentioned the brain )if they found the mold in the house you eather had to leave the place untill it was declared mold free after they took the plaster of the wall or if it did not leave but stayed there the house was to be broken down , i discovered this all while reading laying there alone in that house dying because my breathing got heavyer , but Jesus Saves God send a servant and i was able to move to another place .The other things was not far from that place at the end of the block there was a statue of a snake and people sacrifice unto that somethimes there are also demonic activities taking place that are related to curses , But There is The Blood of The Lamb and there is power in it .I Have a testimony and i will share it with everyone who wants to hear no old snake can stop that because God wants people to be healed from all kinds of illneses diseases and be delivered from any kind of curse or cursed place .
*I'm a RePubLiCan!!! I have had my 2nd Vacs, on March 31, 2021* *& PS; I Accepted on Sunday, After the ELection, that Joe Biden had WON the ELection!!!!* *FOX NEWS RePorted Joe Biden's Victory on Sunday, After the ELectoriaL Votes were Counted!!!!* *& I want to SEE TRUMP in Prison, for his Treason, even though, I Voted for Trump!!!!* *& YES!!! with Benefit of HindSight, I am SoRRy that I Voted for Trump!!!!* *IF Fighting Breaks OUT, I wiLL DO wut I can for the Democrat Side!!! Lesser of EViLs!!!*
I survived, RhinocerebralMucormycosis. Dr Wilson T. DuMornary, ENT., diagnosed me in 2009. I had a long struggle to get back my voice, walking, lost memory, lost of sight, hearing, heart attack and I still can not smell. Thank God for Dr DuMornary, Dr Cassandra OnoFrey, Dr Droller and so many other's. I wouldn't wish this on my worse enemy.
More proof that we all need to support and improve our own immune system to fight any infection of disease or virus but sometimes easier said than done, but could save someone's life.
I'm affected by molds regularity. Some are just bothersome, others attack my throat or cause instant pain in temples. One of them can hit my entire system - causing anaphylaxis if I don't get away immediately. Formaldehyde also. That is in new vinyl flooring and carpeting and many other things. It outgasses after several weeks of air exposure. New cars, buildings also. I digress , but thought I should share since we're busy freaking ourselves out here. Fortunately, most of us watching this probably are not residing in the referenced environment. 🌱🌿
Thanks to dedicated health professionals like Dr Hansen, many people have been saved from dying with Black Fungus disease. This has to be one of the hardest diseases a doctor has to treat in the sense of how terrible it looks on patients.
Perfect Love Casts Out All ...fear..( fear doesn't deserve capital letters) So this Scamdemic is not terrifying for me... A 63 years young man who takes the right vitamins and minerals to build up the immune system...continual anxiety and fear is detrimental to the immune system ...So young lady ...check yourself by asking yourself what are you frightened of...? Because your blessings to those suffering should include yourself ...if you are suffering from .. fear... Food for thought ..God Bless🇬🇧✝️🆓
@@keithawhosoever5384 I'm a child of God. Understand your message completely and know exactly what you mean. This is a general answer to this specific issue. Blessings from Myrtle Beach. ❤🙏🏖
@@yankeerose9011 Good to hear Lori...I understand ..thanks for explaining.. Isn''t it great being children of God through Jesus Christ 🆓.. Blessings from the Isle of Wight.. England🇬🇧✝️
Or in spaceships, of invisible drones,👽🛸🐍 giving us diseases and virus. America has come out and said there are UFO-CRAFTS. Could it be them, they are advanced science. Pray for your life. GET BACK TO GOD.
I live on WV and we have alot of mold and fungus here due to the mountains. We take oil of oregano once a month just to knock out anything. My has seen people pass only to find out their lungs were full of fungus they were never treated for
Tnx Dr. for this black fungus infos👍❤️🇨🇦. You are always in the frontline looking after your patients, protect and take good care of yourself Dr. M and God bless🙏
Nowadays , many people on social platforms think they know everything and misinform a certain group that lacks of common sense. Remember , what others think is not 100 % true. So , be cautious about what others have to say about anything.
Face diapers trap many pathogens. 11 different ones on the kids masks sent to the lab in Florida. Eeeeeek. Little dose of meningitis or TB sounds just fabulous. I'll take 2. 😆
My friend lost a lung due to a misdiagnosis of lung cancer. Every test was done except this fungus . The surgeon even said he thought it didn't look like cancer but still removed the lung. How does this happen in the 21st century?
My prayers are with each and every person sharing this planet affected by this awful Covid 19. Prayers are with those who are vaccine hesitant as well as those who have had their shots. We appear to be learning as we go along, about all of the effects of both Covid 19. To those whose lost their loved ones, my sincere sympathies. Let's all be gentle with each other, whilst we make our way through this.
My wife and I had sinus issues and one Dr said infection. Took meds and anti biotics, didn't work. Another Dr said saline and warm bottled water sinus rinse will work. We're both enjoying the benefits of saline rinse, working great
@@elkiepops Good morning Laura, the brand my wife and I use is NeilMed Sinus Rinse and they're individual saline packets. Also NeilMed NasaFlo Neti Pot, looks like a n old coffee kettle. Use bottled water only, warm the water add packet of saline and rinse out your sinuses. Works great for us up here in the Pacific NW. Good luck
Use. D. M. S. O. By rinsing the sinus out twice e a day. It kills viral and bacterial infections quickly and also save to consume orally. Fir inflammation pain and muscle soreness from strains. Gid bless saved my life
Thank you so much Dr Mike for this very helpful and informative video, I had heard of this before but knowing how to help prevent it is crucial. Thank you for helping people in this very worrying time.
I received the covid vaccine back in May. The same day I got incredibly sick from the vaccine, I had all the covid symptoms and was so fatigued I couldn’t move. Shortly after I received the vaccine I went to Urgent Care for a fungal infection in my big toe after I noticed the nail was black.
What!!! Omg. Spring2019 so many people was so sick the emergency and minute clinics was packed with patients who had respiratory infection uncontrollable coughing and I knew there was some type of virus out there unknown
Is this information about sewage samples coming from an actual source or from someone on RU-vid/Facebook? If it hasn't been published in a peer reviewed medical journal then Dr Mike won't be covering it as it's likely BS.
R. Spae...I checked this information about a sewer sample containing Sars-CoV-2. That study was retracted as the team who conducted the initial research that found the contamination determined that their sample DID NOT contain Sars-CoV-2, it was remnants of another coronavirus. In the initial study they only found 2 out of 5 genomic markers for Sars-CoV-2, this isn't enough to make a definitive determination of contamination, you have to have all 5 of the markers to be sure its Sars and not some other coronavirus.