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10 lifesaving tips for surviving an impending bird flu pandemic

Wednesday Nov 4, 2009

gradual effect “occurs when the biggest single disaster in human influenza pandemic – so far, AIDS, more than 9 points / 11,20-century war and all, the combination of the recent tsunami. This need to redirect the 14 potential black world history European history for centuries death has been redirected. “- Michael T. Osterholm, director of the University of Minnesota Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy
Kirainfuruenzauirusu new, and like that. Ducks and geese carry the virus, in the world today are coming to their offices from anywhere in spreading the disease. Started in Asia has now spread to Europe. North and South America will soon.
killed dozens so far only. This is, after all, this bird is a virus passed from birds. Birds and animals. So far, humans can not be sent from there, man. However, flu viruses are crafty. Need to change their abilities. It was 1918 when the planet of war-weary Spanish flu pandemic swept the 50 deaths occurred more than you? Billion people? Far more than died in the war.
this time would be much worse. After all, many people now living on Earth have four times as many. And that most of them living in the city. Crowded cities. The world’s 500 million people are living in cities. From there, the human person in our major cities and human beings loose the killer virus can be passed to hear you live elbow to elbow, will give a destructive influence.
And consider this? Back in 1918, a much larger world. This week, one of the world from one side of the other acquired. The continent of the day next to the one obtained from the two sides. Today, time-consuming. 46000000 more than last year, international visitors, came to the United States. If only one, two infected people to pass two people to do that, and the virus in the United States may be infected through the end of every month.
not need me to consider the effect occurs even in the Muslim terrorists are happy to blow themselves to bits just too few people take to the pagan idea.
you should do so?
Fortunately not pessimistic. If there is, in order to minimize the risk to protect themselves is very specific steps you can take some of your loved one.
1. Draw a plan. To take the necessary overview of the steps you and your family are Purepandemikku between both. Identifies the responsibilities for each family. Create a list of needed supplies. Please the appropriate source. To develop a realistic line. The current plan to establish a population typical of the grip to avoid becoming a victim of panic, chaos and confusion caused citizens.
2. Attention, please. Once the virus is, it is between humans, mutations that could spread from Southeast Asia to start. Attention to the news. When is this, to hear it is to work on time. Before, we pandemic reaches North America only a few weeks can be much faster you can quickly and easily as international travel. Sign up for free newsletters and notification.
3. Prepare your child for home schooling. Their start to the flu virus in most schools. You can be confident that the school be closed. If so, to keep your child at home, it is very serious and should not.
4. Minimize contact with other people of the H5N1 bird flu virus two days some people, and shows the symptoms, before one week after symptoms have disappeared, you can send. You do not know that could not infect people. The government should stay home if you. Where there are people at risk every time we go to the area.
5. Uosshuyuahanzu often. The sneeze particles per hour across a room you can travel at 600 miles. If you are covered by the influenza virus, Influenza sneezing person is doing everything in the room. When you and please do not touch anything this virus will be transmitted to your hand. Eventually will be sent to your mouth. Your hand and your only protection is to frequently wash thoroughly. Each wash, scrub must contain at least 20 positive seconds with soap.
6. Food & stock and water. Have enough food supermarket for less than one week. It is your stock price, the food is important enough to update the 3-4 period can be months.
7. All members of the anti-viral drugs to buy enough for your family. At this time, you can reduce the impact of avian influenza virus are two of the three drugs. Oseltamivir and one single track called Tami. It comes in the form of tablets. Other Zanamivir or Relenza is inhaled. Require any prescription. After the onset of these symptoms should be taken in two days, one day two of shooting five days. These drugs are in very short supply, particularly Tamiflu, which is considered first-line therapy. Your family enough for you to secure as soon as possible, since, once found they can no longer must attempt to obtain a pandemic. Currently, you can buy at your pharmacy or must be able to order online.
8. Face masks in stock. When these needs must be worn in close contact with others in the absolute. This is a public company or any government offices will remain open and will probably wear a mask if necessary before entering. Make sure that your N100 masks and evaluation. N95 to give a more general protection is not enough to mask.
in one single mask – NanoMask you? – Not only this, H5N1 virus kills the block as well.
9. The exercise. According to the American Council on Exercise, the researchers are actively walking moderate exercise (such as) is capable of measuring changes in the immune system, causing zipping around the body sends white blood cells to find the intruder, have to kill them. However, since a few hours, to exercise regularly returns to a normal immune system the best.
10. Spreads, Word. Regardless of how much coverage the avian flu threat, and be received in the media, most people are reluctant to act. Perhaps they recognize the danger, please do not think it will go away somehow. Or maybe they are, I would look after the situation of the government.
in desperate, panic-stricken people is probably more dangerous than viruses. Many people are people around, and be prepared for a pandemic, you will be safe. You have the knowledge to ensure that resources are not focused on your neighbors. So please spread the word. And even though, please do not give up to feel like a voice in the wilderness. In the end, ask them if they are frequent enough, some people will notice. If you are spreading. This is how we are all a little safer.
“1 up to 6 billion people in the world could die in a month …. we are half a step away from a worldwide pandemic catastrophe.” Dmitry K. Lvov, Director, DI of Iwanofusukiuirusu Institute, Department of Medicine, Russian Academy of Sciences.
whether this year, whether or not that happens is devastating and, many virologists, one thing is clear: it expects that some time early outbreak of this unimaginable scale that.
then we can fill our heads in the sand either, I hope that it happens, we are in the worst case scenario, we love for our survival You can immediately start to measure yourself for giving me the best chance people.