Bird Flu Plague: How You Can Survive the Coming Pandemic
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Taming of the Flu b. Thai Curry Favor with Poultry… c. Sopravvivere a un'Epidemia di Influenza Aviaria. Edit Article How to Survive a Bird Flu Pandemic A pandemic is a global outbreak of a serious infectious disease, and public health officials have recently said that we may be closer to a new pandemic now than at any time since , when the Hong Kong flu killed as many as , people worldwide.
Don't count on a vaccine being available.
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The flu vaccine that is currently used for seasonal flu will not work against avian influenza. New strains of the virus require new vaccines, and these can take months or years to develop and even longer to produce and distribute on a large scale. Should a pandemic of any kind flare up, the World Health Organization WHO , the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC , and other governmental and non-governmental organizations will provide information on the spread of the disease, as well as updates on vaccines or other medications, tips for keeping yourself safe, and travel advisories.
The WHO and CDC, as well as various national governments, already have websites in place to provide useful planning information to the public. Newspapers and TV and radio broadcasts will also help disseminate critical warnings and advice. Get your yearly flu vaccine shot. While the current vaccine won't protect you from Avian flu or any other "new" strains of the virus, it can help you stay healthy by protecting you some flu virus strains , which may in turn help your body to fight the virus better if you do become infected. Get a pneumonia vaccine shot.
A lot of universities, including a program at the University of Washington, are looking at migratory ducks and birds to make sure there is no importation of avian flu. Specimens from the pandemic and post-pandemic period have not yet been identified and studied to identify the agent further. But we probably wasted a good couple of years on this particular problem that we're facing today. That would be a good thing, unless the hospitals began to fill up with such people and didn't have any more room. Back to the Dark Ages c.
In past influenza pandemics, many victims succumbed to secondary pneumonia infection. While the pneumonia vaccine cannot protect against all types of pneumonia, it can improve your chances of surviving the pandemic. The vaccine is especially recommended for people over the age of 65 or those who have chronic illnesses such as diabetes or asthma.
Introduction
Use anti-viral medications if advised to do so by a health professional or by the government. Two antiviral medications, Tamiflu and Relenza Zanamivir , have shown the potential to effectively prevent and treat avian flu. These are both available only by prescription and will probably be effective only if taken before infection or very shortly afterward.
It should be noted that additional testing is necessary to determine how effective these drugs really are against avian flu. Furthermore, mutations in the avian flu virus may render them ineffective in time. Wash your hands frequently.
Editorial Reviews. About the Author. D.L. Hughes has worked as a journalist, writer, editor and publisher for over 30 years. Besides writing articles, documentary. Surviving the Pandemic. 1. Low-grade viruses with H5 or H7 spikes are able to mutate into the It quickly became the world's largest outbreak of avian influenza and the most costly “Their bodies began shaking,” one farmer described, “as if they were suffocating and thick saliva starting coming out of their mouths.
Handwashing may be the single most powerful defense against avian influenza and many other infectious diseases. If pandemic strikes, you should wash your hands several times a day.
Make sure that you use proper [[Wash Your Hands handwashing technique. Since it's probably not feasible to wash your hands every time you touch something that may carry the virus, you should carry an alcohol-based hand cleaner with you at all times. These cleaners come in a variety of forms, and can be used any time you need a quick touch-up. Keep in mind, however, that the use of these cleaners is not a substitute for thoroughly washing your hands, and they should only be used to supplement hand washing. Avoid exposure to infected birds. Right now, the only documented way to become infected with avian influenza is by coming into contact with infected birds or poultry products, and these routes of infection will continue even if the virus mutates so that human-to-human transmission becomes the greatest threat.
Avoid handling wild birds, and try to prevent domestic animals such as house cats from coming into contact with birds. If you work in proximity to dead or live poultry--on a farm or in a poultry-processing facility, for example--take precautions such as wearing gloves, respirators, and safety aprons. Proper cooking kills the avian influenza virus. The most effective way to prevent becoming infected with avian influenza is to avoid exposure to infected people.
Unfortunately, it's not possible to determine who is infected and who is not--by the time symptoms appear, a person is already contagious. Social distancing, deliberately limiting contact with people especially large groups of people , is a reasonable precaution to take in the event of a pandemic.
Stay home from work. If you're sick or if others at your workplace have become sick, you should stay away from your workplace even in the absence of a pandemic. Given that people will generally be infected and contagious before they exhibit symptoms, however, during a pandemic it's essential to stay away from places, such as work, where you have a high probability of being exposed to an infected person.
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