So, about this bird flu thing...
According to Oprah (the speaker of truth in a world gone mad), the bird flu is a-comin'. Lest you think this is just another show topic, she had a real expert on, the guy who advises the WHO (the world health organization, not the band), the UN and probably Angelina Joile on health topics.
Dr. What's His Name basically said the pandemic is upon us and we should begin to prepare. Buy enough food to be stuck in your house for 6 weeks straight, horde prescription drugs since the modern world will stop functioning, and plan on an extensive "snow day" from work and school. Oh, and the economy of the world will cease to function. Cheery, huh?
I'm alternating between full-blown panic and a cynicism based on countless earthquake drills in 6th grade to prepare for the 9.0 that never happened (did I mention I live in Indiana? Who was the fool that thought the big one was going to strike the Midwest?). Apparently, this outbreak will mirror the Pandemic of 1918, which was, as the name implies, a bad bad thing. (As a side note: I was a history major in college and have never heard of this pandemic. I'm feeling slightly cheated.)
However, as a public service, I thought I'd include some links to flu pandemic preparation sites. You just never know when the world is going to shut down. Or, perhaps you will be buying 20 lbs. of canned soup for no reason.
From the WHO:
http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/en/index.html
From the Indiana Department of Health:
http://www.in.gov/isdh/pdfs/PandemicInfluenzaPlan.pdf
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