Article: How To Prevent Bird Flu
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How To Prevent Bird Flu
President Bush just announced plans to prepare America for a possible Bird (Avian) Flu pandemic (world wide infection).
Few people still alive in America remember the flu pandemic that occurred after World War I. 675,000 people in America died when our returning troops brought the illness back from Europe. Between 20-40 million died worldwide.
A modern day pandemic would spread even faster and farther because of our modern means of travel. After the war our troops came back on slow moving ships. They brought the flu to America. Today a few hours is all it takes to get to the United States from Europe. The carrier of the disease would come into contact with many people before they even knew they were sick.
Will there be such a Pandemic spread of ...
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