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2006-01-24

Bird Flu The Untold Story

UPDATE!!

Bird Flu is back in the news! 1-24-06 on the Oprah Winfrey show, the discussion was very disturbing. According to Dr. Michael Osterholm, an infectious disease expert from the University of Minnesota, the question is not IF but WHEN this flu will strike and cause the next Pandemic.

According to Dr Osterholm, here is what we can do to prepare:

There are a few simple steps you can take to prepare yourself and your family for a possible pandemic. Dr. Osterholm suggests that you:

Stock your cabinets with enough canned goods to last four to five weeks.
Stockpile your prescription drugs, if possible.
Speak with city officials to make sure your community has enough chlorine on hand to purify the water, in case shipments stop coming. Many cities only keep enough chlorine on hand to last five to seven days.

There are also many lessons we can learn from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Dr. Osterholm says. Americans need to be prepared to live without modern luxuries, and communities should have a plan to bury their dead in a timely, respectful manner.

All of this is really scary stuff, don't you think? I know I am going to make some plans. I already have a generator and I always can my own garden bounty, so I think I am more prepared than alot of folks, but the consequences of this flu can definitely be catastrophic.

I hope everyone takes a cue from this program and does their best to prepare their family for the worse. I always feel it is better to be safe than sorry. Let me know your thoughts on this.

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