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…
Why You Should Be Worried About A Bird Flu Pandemic
You may have been hearing a lot in the news lately about a bird flu pandemic. You have probably been thinking what does that have to do with me? There is always something to worry about right? Natural disasters, terrorism and now a flu pandemic?
Six Things You Can Do To Prepare For The Coming Pandemic
A recent survey showed that 60% of American businesses were not ready for the coming Avian Influenza pandemic. However, 73% said they wanted to get ready, but weren’t sure what to do. Here then, is a starter list of six things you should include in your business preparedness plan.
1. Absenteeism will be high due to illness or refusal to come to the workplace out of fear. Gather your key employees in accounting, sales, marketing, manufacturing, and management and develop a …
Getting Your Personal Affairs in Order in The Event of 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?
A Bird-Flu Pandemic Could Start Tomorrow
Bird flu is a disease caused by a specific type of avian (bird) influenza virus, the so-called H5N1 virus. This virus was first discovered in birds in China in 1997 and since then has infected 125 people in Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, and Indonesia, killing 64 of them. It is spread by infected migratory birds (including wild ducks and geese) to domestic poultry (primarily chickens, ducks, and turkeys), and then to humans.
Bird Flu and TamifluMaking Your Supply of Tamiflu Go Farther in an Emergency Situation
First, as I noted in my previous article, it is important to be aware of the fact that the effectiveness of Tamiflu and Relenza has been studied against circulating strains of human influenza (so called seasonal influenza), not against the bird flu virus.
Bird Flu Explained
Bird Flu or more correctly, avian flu, is much in the news and causing a lot of anxiety. Many people are worried that they may get it, and the papers are full of horror scenarios.
There are over 100 strains of avian flu, but most of them do not infect humans. The current strain H5N1 can infect humans, but not easily. The number of cases of avian flu in humans in the current outbreak is very small, and almost all have come about by direct contact with infected or dead bird…
Bird Flu Is In The U.S.!
The bird flu (strain H5N1) caused the great Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918-1919 that killed about 40 million people. It is now back in Asia and Europe, and is spread by migratory birds like ducks, swans and geese – so it is already in the U.S. There are two stocks that will benefit the most.
Bird Flu: Diagnosis
Central to the problem of dealing with bird flu is diagnosis. A number of upper respiratory infections have similar symptomsat least at the onset of the illness, including the common cold, seasonal influenza, and bird flu.