What I am looking for is a 2 page (4 pages if you count front and back) information packet about the bird flu pandemic. It is colorful and may be designed for elementary students. If anyone has it, could you copy it and email it to me? I had one and I lost it and I NEED it.
To add insult to injury the government has allowed the H1N1 live virus to be added to the regular seasonal flu mist. They are the ones that are spreading this like wildfire and it’s all about population control; Eugenics and profit.
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While your at it look at the side effects and tell me if you would give this to your children!
Baxter Patent H1N1- www.scribd.com Are vaccines today more dangerous, in some cases, than the diseases? Has something gone wrong with the system or the companies making them? Filmed at the 4th International Public Conference on Vaccinations (sponsored by the Nat’l Vaccine Information Center) in October, 2009, listen to what these health professionals have to say!
Introduction
By now you have probably seen or heard the frightening news of swine flu infection. Unfortunately swine flu has now been confirmed in multiple locations within India and the rest of the world. On April 25, 2009, the World Health Organisation announced that the recent outbreak of swine flu is had been declared a “public health emergency of international concern”. It is a highly contagious infection and potentially deadly. So what precautions can you easily take to prevent being infected by swine flu?
If you are concerned that you or the people around you may be at risk for contracting the virus, this guide will show you how to prevent swine flu and will also answer all your questions.
Be Aware
The CDC (Centre for Disease Control and Prevention) provides up to date reports on any epidemic, including the swine flu outbreak of spring 2009. Do check out the WHO website http://www.who.int/en/ for the latest situation update.
Visit the CDC website http://www.cdc.gov/ or pay attention to local, national and international news reports to ensure you are aware of any recent developments and remain informed about where and how the swine flu is believed to be spreading.
What precautions can I take to protect myself and my family? The swine flu is believed to spread mainly from person to person via airborne germs expelled when an infected person coughs or sneezes. To help prevent from being infected:
Wash your hand often with warm water and antibacterial soap. Since swine flu like other viruses can be contracted by touching objects contaminated by the virus. It’s unsure how long the swine flu virus can survive on surrounding surfaces.
Avoid touching your face, especially the areas around your eyes, nose and mouth too frequently since the swine flu appear to be contracted like the common cold.
Always cover your mouth when you cough or sneeze by using tissues. Put your used tissues in the bin and wash your hands afterwards.
If you are unable to wash your hands regularly, carry an alcohol based hand wash or hand sanitizer with you and use regularly. Though they don’t routinely kill viruses they probably do offer some limited protection in preventing swine flu infections. These are available easily with any pharmacist.
Avoid areas or people that may be contaminated.
If swine flu infections have been medically confirmed in your area consider avoiding large public gatherings. Individuals can be contagious with the swine flu virus before demonstrating any signs or symptoms of infection. Be particularly careful about indoor gatherings where air circulates poorly.
If you need to visit a contaminated area or feel you are at high risk or paranoid and don’t mind looking odd then consider wearing a respiratory mask. This barrier method does offer some basic protection against infection.
Although the World Health Organisation has not recommended any border closures or travel limitations as of now, those who felt ill were advised to delay travelling whenever possible. In addition, people who developed flu like symptoms after travelling were advised to see a doctor.
Clean and disinfect surfaces regularly, especially the surfaces that people often touch with their hands.
These simple hygiene rules should be followed at all times, not just during an outbreak of swine flu. Good hygiene helps to protect you from a wide range of infections.
What is swine influenza and influenza A (H1N1)?
Swine influenza is a contagious respiratory disease that normally only affects pigs. It is commonly caused by H1N1 strains of swine influenza A virus. However, other strains, such as H1N2, H3N1 and H3N2 also circulate in pigs. While it is not usual for people to get swine flu, human infections do occasionally happen, mainly after close contact with infected pigs. The Swine Flu is a combination of four known strains including Avian flu, Human Influenza and two other viruses. This new strain of influenza is not only extremely contagious but also deadly, however, there are flu pandemic preparation measures you can take to ensure you do not get the Swine flu. During March/April 2009, this new strain of swine influenza virus emerged in Mexico, and started to cause illness in humans.
Is it safe to eat pork and other foods derived from pigs?
You cannot get influenza by eating properly handled and prepared pork or other foods derived from pigs (e.g. bacon, sausages). However, good food hygiene helps to prevent a wide range of infections, so it is important that all food is always prepared hygienically.
Never eat raw or poorly cooked meat. Keep raw meat away from cooked and ready-to-eat foods. Use a separate chopping board and knife to prepare raw meat. Wash your hands immediately after handling raw meat. Clean and disinfect surfaces and utensils immediately after contact with raw meat.
What are the symptoms of influenza A (H1N1) in humans?
When people are infected with swine flu viruses, their symptoms are usually similar to those of normal seasonal influenza. These include fever, tiredness, lack of appetite, coughing and a sore throat. Some people may also have vomiting and diarrhoea. Some people infected with influenza A (H1N1) have had severe illness and died mainly because of high fevers, diarrhoea, and dehydration. However, in almost all cases the symptoms of influenza A (H1N1) have been mild, and people have made a full recovery.
How does influenza A (H1N1) spread between people?
This new influenza virus is thought to spread in the same way as seasonal flu; in tiny droplets, expelled from the mouth and nose of an infected person when they talk, cough or sneeze. People may get infected if they breathe in these droplets or if they touch someone or something that is contaminated with the virus (e.g. a used tissue or door handle), and then touch their nose or eyes.
Is there a vaccine to protect people from influenza A (H1N1)?
Yes, some manufacturers have created it.
How quickly will pandemic influenza A (H1N1) vaccines be available for use?
The very first doses of influenza A (H1N1) vaccine usable to immunize people, from one or more manufacturers, will probably be available in October 2009 for the public.
Can anyone get immunized by the vaccination as soon as it is available?
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of Centre for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that pregnant women, people who live with or care for children younger than 6 months of age, health care and emergency medical services personnel, people aged 6 months to 24 years old, and people aged 25-64 who are at higher risk for 2009 H1N1 because of chronic health disorders or compromised immune systems receive the H1N1 vaccine when it first becomes available.
What’s been done to ensure that developing countries get enough vaccine?
It depends on what we mean by “enough”. Some countries want to vaccinate every member of the population, but there is no way to do this for the whole world. WHO has a cross-organizational operation that is in place to secure vaccines for developing countries. This is spearheaded by the Director-General’s Office and the legal and vaccine departments. WHO is engaged in three types of activities.
The first is to negotiate donations with manufacturers. Two have been announced: 100 million doses by sanofi-aventis and 50 million doses from GlaxoSmithKline. Second, WHO is working with other manufacturers to reserve a portion of their vaccine production for WHO at a reduced price. Third, WHO is working with governments to raise funds to purchase vaccines. WHO is working with 11 vaccine manufacturers based in developing countries, providing them with seed financing and technical expertise to help them produce influenza vaccine domestically. WHO has helped them with access to technology and given them sub-licences to use technology for producing live attenuated vaccine. These 11 companies will be manufacturing some of the 30 different expected vaccines. What happens if developing countries have only partial coverage of vaccination?
Coverage will be partial not only in developing countries but in all countries. But we should not be “hypnotized” by vaccines. There are other measures, such as social distancing, school closure, avoidance of large gatherings, antibiotics and personal hygiene. This is not like rabies, which is 100% fatal: we are talking about a disease from which most people recover very well. The WHO is trying to help all countries to gain access to as much vaccine as possible, at least to preserve their health systems functioning, but there is just not enough vaccine for every country in the world to vaccinate every member of the population twice.
How effective are face masks ?
Surgical masks or face masks are disposable devices used to cover the nose and mouth during surgery or to help a person from breathing in micro-organisms like viruses and bacteria.
These can be used to help prevent the spread of potentially pandemic influenza like the swine flu. The FDA recommends Surgical N95 respirators instead of the regular surgical masks. These protect against the tiniest particles. However FDA warns that the Surgical N95 respirators will not fully protect you from acquiring an infection and advises people to cover their mouths while coughing and through hand washing.
The masks are for one time use only and should be discarded. They can stop larger particles such as droplets but do not protect against smaller particles.
Wear a face mask if you need to visit a crowded place like a shopping mall etc. Avoid theatres, concerts and any place where crowds can collect till the pandemic is under control.
Conclusion
The swine flu spreads similarly to other flu viruses. Therefore, the same things you would do to prevent contracting other airborne viruses, such as washing your hands regularly and avoiding contact with contaminated people or areas may also help you avoid swine flu. If you feel as though you may be infected with swine flu, visit a health care professional immediately and minimize your contact with other people.
Disclaimer
The content in this page is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Please contact you doctor before using the information presented here.
It is well known that Asian countries are affected by avian (bird) flu. The highly contagious virus spreads rapidly among the poultry leading to a quick death. More than that, it was noticed that the virus might affect humans too.
Specialists are concerned about the spreading of the virus among the people. Their theory says that the bird flu virus could merge with a human flu virus and can lead to highly infectious, rapidly fatal flu virus.
For this reason most of the Asian countries are culling the poultry stocks to prevent a further spread of the virus.
Avian flu is a health problem that mostly affects the birds. It is used to describe the influenza viruses. Nowadays 15 subtypes of influenza A viruses are known to possibly spread among the bird populations.
From all these types of avian flu only a few may lead to a highly contagious and rapidly fatal disease. These dangerous viruses are known as highly pathogenic avian influenza. These viruses are responsible for the worries of the specialists because it is believed that they are the ones that may affect humans.
In the moment when it was certitude that avian flu infects humans, in 1997, the specialists began to ask themselves questions. They believed that the avian flu virus could merge with a human flu virus and create a new type of virus that could be contagious as human flu virus, helping to spread easily among humans and deadly as the bird flu virus. The great concern was about another flu pandemic.
The flu pandemic represents a highly infectious form of a flu virus that spreads rapidly and affects a large number of persons. For example we can talk about the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918-1919 which caused more than 40 million deaths all over the world.
It is believed that avian flu virus could merge with a human flu virus only if the person gets in contact with birds that have the bird flu virus. If the person already has flu there is a chance for the viruses to merge inside the human body. If the new virus has the avian flu’s genes that make it rapidly fatal and the human flu’s genes that allow it to be passed from person to person, it may lead to a flu pandemic.
There is no evidence about this fact presented earlier so we might say that a highly infectious flu virus for humans has not been produced yet.
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So, if you want to find out more about bird flu prevention or even about symptoms of bird flu please click this link http://www.bird-flu-info-center.com/
The sudden and near-constant stream of news reports about swine flu are leaving some feeling anxious and worried, but there are several precautions doctors and experts recommend to protect yourself and your family. (April 27)
We often hear about bird flu from the media. We know that it is a virus that usually affects birds. This virus is a complex one that it does not affect only birds but humans too.
Asian countries are the most common areas where bird flu might develop. Also called avian influenza, bird flu is known to develop 15 subtypes of viruses. The most dangerous virus that proved to be a threat for both birds and humans is H5N1.
The virus occurs in most of the cases among birds. Wild birds carry the virus in their intestines but usually do not get sick from it. At risk are the domesticated birds such as chickens, ducks or turkeys. After catching the virus these birds are, in most of the cases, going to die.
There are known two forms of influenza viruses that are distinguished by low and high extremes of virulence. The low pathogenic form may go undetected and may cause mild symptoms but the highly pathogenic form spreads more rapidly and affects the internal organs of the birds. In more than 90 % of the cases the highly pathogenic form leads to death in less than 48 hours after the virus is caught.
Infected birds carry the virus in their saliva, nasal secretions or faeces. The virus spreads quickly, being enough a contact with a contaminated surface. Domestic birds may get infected through direct contact with infected waterfowl or with other infected poultry.
Most of the people ask if bird flu can affect them too. It is known that bird flu usually affects birds. Even so there are known some cases since 1997 until now of people getting infected with bird flu viruses. The mortality rate was high in those cases but those cases were rare.
Most of the cases of avian influenza in humans occurred after direct contact with infected birds or contaminated surfaces. During the research it was noticed that avian influenza viruses do not spread from person to person.
The symptoms of avian influenza in humans become various. If a normal human flu develops fever, cough, sore throat and muscle aches, avian influenza may lead to eye infections, pneumonia, severe respiratory diseases and other life threatening complications. These symptoms are related to the subtype of the virus.
In order to detect avian flu in humans, a laboratory test is needed. For the infected humans there are two major risks. The first one is the risk of indirect infection leading to severe diseases and the second one is the risk for the virus to merge with a human flu virus and form a new type of contagious and fatal human virus.
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So, if you want to find out more about symptoms of bird flu or even about bird flu prevention please click this link http://www.bird-flu-info-center.com/
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The Truth About Swine Flu: Surviving The Pandemic Of 2009.
Bird Flu is an infectious disease of birds that can also affect people. It can present mild or severe forms of illness. The only subtype that can cause severe illness to people is Influenza A /H5N1 virus, initially it affects chickens, ducks and other birds by the process of mutation they can become highly pathogenic. Because highly pathogenic viruses can survive for long periods in tissue, water and in the environment, especially when temperatures are low is transmitted very easily in chickens and other birds through direct contact with feces and secretions from infected birds, eggs, feed, water, cages equipment, vehicles and clothing. The virus is excreted orally and in feces 10 days if the bird survives. Domestic birds can get infected when they roam freely or share water supply with other birds. The virus may be transported from farm to farm with contaminated equipment, vehicles, feeds, cages, or clothing, especially shoes. Luckily, there is no evidence of human-to-human transmission and through cooked chicken meat. But particles of discharges with the bird avian flu inhaled in market, poultry, surfaces and aerosols are very dangerous.Avian influenza affects chickens and the poultry industry, recombined with the human influenza viruses form a totally new influenza virus to which people do not have protection that spreads in the population and that causes serious illness and death in humans.
Signs and symptoms of bird flu in chickens:
Infection determines many symptoms from mild illnesses to highly contagious and severe epidemics. Among them a decline in activity and in egg production, facial swelling and bluish-violet colored combs and wattles, diarrhea, hemorrhages, paralysis, sudden deaths.
Signs and symptoms of bird flu in humans are similar to other influenza viruses: sore throat and cough, fever, muscle weakness and/or pain with complications such as: severe viral pneumonia, respiratory distress syndrome, multi- organ failure.
How to make a differential diagnostic between avian influenza, pneumonia or any other respiratory illness?
A laboratory and epidemiologic confirmation of the bird flu infection is needed and details required such as patient had direct or indirect contact with sick chickens or other birds.Treatments of bird flu are antiviral drugs, but some of these drugs are expensive and supplies are limited.
To prevent recombination of avian with the human influenza virus: is recommended a vaccine used against circulating strains in humans to those exposed to bird flu. Even better is recommended the prevention: to cease importating of live chickens and other poultry products from countries affected with bird flu, avoid contact of poultry with wild birds, proper hand washing and cleaning and disinfection procedures in poultries. Report to authorities any unusual death or illness of chickens other birds or humans. The rest of us should: wash hands with soap and water before and after handling chicken meat. Cook chicken well, not to let chickens roam freely, do not place chickens, ducks and pigs together in one area. Local Government Officials should: apprehend illegal trading of poultry, not allowing chickens to roam freely, correctly informate the community, advise public not to catch, get near or keep in captivity wild birds.
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For more information about bird flu or even about symptoms of bird flu please review this page http://www.bird-flu-info-center.com/symptoms-of-bird-flu.htm
