Slate Magazine is doing an ongoing series called "How To Survive" that presents various nasty little scenarios (earthquakes, nukes, terrorism, etc) and gives some tips on how to survive them.

Today's subject was Avian FluIf there is any particular scenario of mass disaster and casualties that I can see actually happening, this one is top on my ( Read more... )

This topic brought to you by Monday's sleepy check of the morning news, where a Washington Post small-print headline read, "Bird Flu in Georgia, 1 dead", which turned out to be a typo - they meant to type, "Nigeria", not "Georgia". (but I was awake! Who needs caffeine ( Read more... )

Preparing for pandemic: know how to bury your dead

LONDON, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- A Vietnamese doctor with experience in treating avian flu says Tamiflu, the drug being stockpiled for treatment of avian flue is useless against the virus ( Read more... )

Lots of people are talking about Bird Flu. Some are blowing it off, others are not. Here's one who is not:

Mojo CityIt's a scary topic, and of the major disasters we could contemplate preparing for, this is the most serious and widespread, and the one we can do the least about when it happens. It can't hurt to know about what we are facing, ( Read more... )

This MPR program talks to an epidemiologist about the Bird Flu.

Bird Flu

I thought you all might find the Avian Flu plan outlined by the US Department of Health & Human Services of interest. It does discuss containment, including the fact that communities would be on their own ( Read more... )

As a matter of curiosity, how would one go about making a plan in order to cope with a Global PandemicI mean, maskes, gloves, sterile techniques [ie washing hands etc] I can see... but honestly they don't offer much protection. I've worked with similar sorts of nasties, nothing much sort of a full iso-habitant and/or full BPD suits will stop ( Read more... )

Korean researchers have determined that kimchi may cure bird flu. Kimchi is a traditional Korean spicy fermented cabbage dish (like sauerkraut, but completely different). It can be found in many oriental grocery stores, but the traditional way of making it is worth mentioning, as it permits large batches to be stored for long periods of time ( Read more... )

This article talks about the knock-on effects of major pandemics.

A major Canadian brokerage firm has added its voice to those warning of the potential global impact of an influenza pandemic, suggesting it could trigger a crisis similar to that of the Great Depression ( Read more... )