A killer new flu virus on the way. Ducks and geese carrying this virus and is now sailing its way around the world, spreading the disease wherever they go. Started in Asia, has now spread to Europe. Will soon be in North America and South America.
So far, only a few dozen people killed. It is, after all, a virus that has adopted birds to birds. Animals or birds. Same time can not be transmitted from human to human. But flu viruses are insidious. Have the opportunity to change it. This is what happened in 1918, when the Spanish influenza pandemic swept the world exhausted by war killing 50 people Up to 100 million - more than were killed in the war.
This time it will be much worse. After all, we now have 4 times the number of people living on this planet. Most of them live in cities. Large overcrowded cities. Five largest cities in the world with over 100 million people. A deadly virus that can be transmitted from human to human, let loose in our cities where people live side by side, will have disastrous effects.
And think about this ... Again, in 1918, the world was much larger. It took weeks to get from one end of the world to another. It took days to get from one side of the continent to the other. Today, it takes hours. Last year, came more than 46 million international visitors to the United States. If only one visitor spends on the virus has infected two others, who moved to the other two, and so on, from the end of the month in all the United States may be infected.
I do not even consider the consequences if it occurs whenever the idea that Muslim terrorists who are only too happy to blow themselves to pieces to get a few infidels.
So what can we do?
Fortunately, this is not so bad. There are some very specific steps you can take to minimize risks and protect yourself and your loved ones.
1. Develop a plan. Identify the steps that you and your family need to take all the pre-pandemic and during. Determine the responsibilities of each member of the family. Make a list of necessary supplies. Find appropriate sources. Set a realistic timetable. The plan now, you'll avoid becoming a victim of panic seize the general population, resulting in a state of chaos and civil pandemonium.
2. Keep abreast. If and when the virus mutates so that it spreads to humans, it is likely to start in Southeast Asia. Pay attention to the news. When you hear what happened, it is time to move. We have only a few weeks ago and B to North America, but with traveling abroad can quickly and easily be sooner than that. Subscribe to the newsletter http://www.survivetheflu.com notifications.
3. Prepare your child for homeschooling. Flu outbreak began in access to more schools. You can be sure that it will be closing schools. And if they are not, you should think seriously to keep the kids very at home.
4. Reduce contact with others. Can be transmitted virus H5N1 avian influenza for two days before the person has no symptoms for a week after the symptoms disappear. You never know who is not and who may be infected. If possible, you should stay at home. Whenever you go to a place where there are people who you are in danger.
5. Wash your hands frequently. Molecules can travel through sneezing room at 600 miles per hour. If a person has the flu sneezes, and cover everything in that room with the flu virus. And when you touch anything, the virus is transmitted to your hand. Ultimately be transferred to the mouth. Protection as you wash your hands and often. It should involve all wash with soap purification high for a period of at least 20 seconds.
6. Keep food and water. Supermarkets only enough food for a week or less. It is very important that you fill up enough food to last you for a period which could be 3-4 months.
7. Buy enough antiviral drugs for each member of your family. Currently, there are two types of medications that can help to mitigate the effects of avian influenza. One is called the drug, Tamiflu. It is in the form of tablets. The other is zanamivir, or Relenza, which is inhaled. You will need a prescription for these drugs. Must be taken within 2 days of onset of symptoms and taken twice daily for 5 days. These drugs are very short supply, especially drug Tamiflu, which is the first option. You should try to get enough of your family as soon as possible, because when the pandemic hits will be impossible to obtain. Currently, you should be able to buy your pharmacy, or you can arrange on the Internet.
8. Storage on masks. You will need to wear these when you absolutely have to get in close contact with others. It is unlikely that public enterprises or government offices that are still open and the compulsory wearing of a mask before entering. Make sure that the mask has a rating of N100. N95 masks are more common does not give you sufficient protection.
There is a mask - and NanoMask ® - which does not prevent the H5N1 virus, but kills.
9. Exercise. According to the American Council on Exercise, the research has shown that moderate aerobic exercise (such as brisk walking) provides measurable changes in the immune system, sending white blood cells zipping all over the body to find the intruders and kill. But after a few hours, the immune system returns to normal so it is best to exercise regularly.
10. Spread the word. Whatever the amount of coverage of the threat of bird enjoys in the media, and most people do not want to work. Maybe they do not recognize the danger that you think it will go to a certain extent. Or perhaps because they believe that the government will take care of the situation.
People desperate panic, and probably touched more dangerous than the virus. And the more people around you who are willing to deal with the pandemic, it will be safer. You will be safe in the knowledge that your neighbors will not look at your resources. So please spread the word. Do not give up, even if you feel like a voice in the wilderness. Ultimately, if they hear enough in many cases, people take notice. And then they will spread the word as well. In this way, we are all a little safer.
"Perhaps up to one billion people worldwide die within six months .... We half-step away from disaster epidemic in the world." Dmitri K. Lvov, Director DI Ivanovsky Institute of Virology, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences.
What would happen if this year, and whether or not it will be catastrophic, as many expect viruses, one thing is clear: there will be an epidemic of unimaginable proportions some time earlier.
We can either bury our heads in the sand and hope it will not happen, or we can begin to take immediate steps to ensure that in the worst case, we have given ourselves and our loved ones the best possible chance for survival.
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