I thought it would be interesting to see where we are starting to see info regarding H5N1 as it pertains to preparing for a pandemic. We all see it on Mass-Media, however it seems to be popping up in places you'd never really expect it...and since we all have a heightened sense as it pertains to H5N1, we would probably notice it before the average-joe. So here's my latest run-in.
So...had Critter Control come out to set some traps (live-traps) due to a squirrel invasion. Anyway, they gave me a folder with general information, which oddly enough contained a 4 page newletter with a full overview of Avian Flu and its dangers (two full pages were dedicated to it). It provided a good amount of background information and a forecast warning stating how bad things could get (100s-thousands to millions, possibly even billion dying) as well as comments indicating people should prepare and stockpile food and water. It also provided links to pandemicflu.gov.
I thought it was interesting, and honestly, if they added a page with a stockpile tips and another about washing hands and general virus transmission facts, it would be worth mailing out to everyone.
-hawkeye
So...had Critter Control come out to set some traps (live-traps) due to a squirrel invasion. Anyway, they gave me a folder with general information, which oddly enough contained a 4 page newletter with a full overview of Avian Flu and its dangers (two full pages were dedicated to it). It provided a good amount of background information and a forecast warning stating how bad things could get (100s-thousands to millions, possibly even billion dying) as well as comments indicating people should prepare and stockpile food and water. It also provided links to pandemicflu.gov.
I thought it was interesting, and honestly, if they added a page with a stockpile tips and another about washing hands and general virus transmission facts, it would be worth mailing out to everyone.
-hawkeye