tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11740192.post114653986181692175..comments2023-10-19T05:46:55.967-05:00Comments on Free Flow: Immigration issues - bird fluA Girl From Texashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02852542698140658490noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11740192.post-1147026087921869252006-05-07T13:21:00.000-05:002006-05-07T13:21:00.000-05:00The Spanish flu of 1918 was bad. The thing to cons...The Spanish flu of 1918 was bad. The thing to consider as far as the bird flu is that we have ant-biotics now that they didn't have back then.<BR/><BR/>Most of the people who die from these types of infections die from pnuemonia. Back in 1918 if you got phuemonia you were a gonner most of the time because of the lack of anti-biotics.<BR/><BR/>We have Tami-flu which can be taken. It won't cure you but it does slow down the progress of the disease which allows for more time for treatment, which, in turn will mean lives being saved.<BR/><BR/>What needs to be done is this...the federal government needs to give funding to hospitals so that hospitals can stock up on anti-biotics. You know, be ready just in case instead of waiting for an actual outbreak. Having immediate treatment on hand will keep down a lot of the chaos and lower the death rate.<BR/><BR/>I also think that anyone who is travelling to or from Asia should be made to take Tami-flu. That way if they do become infected then at least medical professionals will be given more time to identify the infection and treat it. That would go along way toward slowing the spread of the disease.<BR/><BR/>My plans, incase there is an outbreak is to stock up on food, water and over the counter drugs and stay in my home and out of contact with the general public. In my opinion that is your best defense against whatever might happen in a situation like that.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17471854906653193347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11740192.post-1146561076306058982006-05-02T04:11:00.000-05:002006-05-02T04:11:00.000-05:00I have a correction to make. According to these f...I have a correction to make. According to these figures http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4531500.stm<BR/><BR/>The mortality rate among humans is about 50%. But these are third world countries where the medical facilities are far less than what we have.<BR/><BR/>It was a researcher who told me the projected mortality rate was 2%. So, I'm not sure what that number will be.A Girl From Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02852542698140658490noreply@blogger.com