A pandemic event is the widespread incidence of a disease that is present through an entire region, continent, or even worldwide. A pandemic flu happens when a new variety of virus invades a community that does not have any resistance to that particular flu strain. Four major pandemics have swept around the globe since 1890.
Bird Flu-Worst-Case Scenario
There has been a lot of buzz about bird flu or the avian influenza and how it could become a global pandemic. What would a pandemic really mean? The federal government just launched a 7 billion dollar program to help the prevention and out break of a bird flu pandemic. There have only been 83 deaths from avian flu worldwide since 2003. Health experts have not yet seen evidence of human to human transmission. So what does it mean? And why is everyone so worried about a pandemic?
Preparing For A Natural Disaster, Terrorists Attack Or Bird Flu Pandemic
How prepared are you? Will you be like thousands of others and wait until the last minute to stock up on food and water? Do you even have a working flashlight in your home or auto? As we have clearly seen, waiting until it is too late does not work. Grocery stores run out, gas stations run dry and we certainly cant depend on the government to help.
You need to start planning today, preparing for the unexpected so that you and your family can survive. Official sources alwa…
Questions To Ask Your Employer Before A Bird Flu Pandemic
Bird flu? Have you heard of it? You have probably been hearing more about it in the news lately. What is it and why should you be worried about it? Avian influenza affects poultry and wild game birds. It has been mainly in Southeast Asia but is spreading to other countries. Since 2003 160 people worldwide have become ill and about 82 have died. It is deadly to poultry and can be lethal in humans as well. The people who have contacted bird flu have been in close contact with i…
Can I Give My Dog The Flu?
Avian Flu and Other Zoonotic Diseases
Everyone seems on edge about the latest outbreak of avian flu. People in China are told to kill their poultry in order to keep the virus from spreading. Meanwhile people in the United States watch on in fear that the avian flu will come to their shores. So what exactly is all the hubbub about? After all, every winter millions of people come down with bird flu.
Origin of Influenza
Influenza, the term, came into use around 1504,…
10 Life Saving Tips for Surviving an Impending Bird Flu Pandemic
“An influenza pandemic of even moderate impact will result in the biggest single human disaster ever – far greater than AIDS, 9/11, all wars in the 20th century and the recent tsunami combined. It has the potential to redirect world history as the Black Death redirected European history in the 14th century.” — Michael T. Osterholm, Director, Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota
Avian Flu: Do You Want the Good New or the Bad News?
Avian Flu may become the next pandemic. Why? Avian flu has struck before… It was an avian flu which caused the most massive pandemic in known medical history, the Spanish flu following World War I. What can you and I do about preparing ourselves and our faimilies? Glyconutrition is a powerful alternative to the antiviral drug program of the government. The “avian flu shot” has dangers of its own, and its success is at best controversial.
Flu Threat: Lessons From Past Pandemics
Avian flu may become the next pandemic. Are you prepared? Find out reasons why so many are at risk from avian flu to begin with. Learn from Dr. Robert Gamble, cardio-vascular and thoracic surgeon (retired) and medical/health researcher why so many succumbed to avian flu pandemics of the past…like the greatest plague of them all…the Spanish Flu of post-World War I infamy.
Will the Chimigen Vaccine Stop Bird Flu, Anthrax and Hepatitis?
Can the human body be tricked into defending itself from viral infections? We interviewed Dr. Rajan George, Adjunct Faculty of the University of Albertas Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Department. Dr. George is also Vice President of Research and Development for the Division of Infection Diseases of ViRexx Medical Co. As part of the team of University of Alberta scientists, a therapeutic vaccine is now being developed which may inoculate against Hepatitis, Anthrax and Avian Flu H5N1.
Bird Flu: What are the Real Chances of a Pandemic
There are four reasons that scientists believe that bird flu could become a pandemic.
Your Body Wants To Fight The Flu
The body’s immune system is our first line of defense against attacks from germs, bacteria, and viral agents like the flu. The immune system detects these harmful invaders and begins the process of isolating and destroying them. But the immune system only works if it has the fuel that it needs.
When Avian Flu Persists, Wildlife May Sound Tamer than Birds
There is a very high possibility that a new viral strain will emerge as a result of the combination of Human Influenza Virus and that of Bird Flu. This is feared to develop into a worldwide phenomenon, a pandemic which humans have no resistance to.