Bird flu means pandemic risk. A pandemic could start at any time and, with modern travel, be all over the world in just a few days. Many people would be ill, a number would die, and we might run short of basic things like food, water and other supplies. We need to prepare for all of that now when there’s no pandemic, because there will be no time to prepare when the pandemic comes, and governments can not prepare everything for everyone.
The purpose of Pandemic Flu Awareness Week, and the Flu Wiki, is to allow the dissemination of information about pandemic flu preparation down to the local level so that everyone can use each others’ experience, planning and ideas. Flu Wiki is a non-profit website, and does not endorse specific products. More information about Flu Wiki can be found here.
Blogs, media and other sources of information who choose to participate can use Flu Wiki and its list of Links and Other Sources such as:
- CIDRAP at the University of Minnesota
- Trust For America’s Health
- pandemicflu.gov
- Council on Foundations
- World Health Organization
- World Bank
Unfortunately, a pandemic can’t be ‘organized away’ into insignificance. But planning and participation can enable you to help your local authorities and public officials share information and begin dealing with the tough issues such as rationing of medications or hospital beds. A broader knowledge base will better allow you to be an effective participant in these very important discussions. There are many approaches to planning for a possible pandemic. What most experts seem to agree about: Do something rather than nothing; do more if you can, so you will be able to help others; learn enough to decide for yourself how much to do.
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With the bird flu currently growing at more than twice the rate of the last year and resulting in at least 149 deaths to date, that we know of, should this not be the Pandemic Flu Awareness YEAR instead?
The Bird Flu may not be a "Pandemic" as yet but there is an increasing possibility of it actually mutating in to a human virus.
The current H5N1 is bad enough, even though it is a BIRD virus and is not supposed to be killing humans!
I hope that the powers that be, are taking this global threat to us seriously enough, to try and prepare for the worst case scenario.
I am sure that every one hopes that this virus does turn out to be nothing more than a "a lot of the hype".
It would be very foolish to not assume a worst case scenario though.
I would suggest that we remain AWARE of this global threat, not only during this week but also through out the next year.
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