This avian viruses must have been around for ages. Why panic now?
I'm not suggesting panic; I hope you didn't get that from the article. I'm simply suggesting knowledge. Yes, avian influenza viruses have been around "for ages." As I mentioned, it's likely many people are unknowingly infected with them every year. What's worrisome about the current situation with H5N1 is that there are a fairly large number of people that have been infected, and a significant proportion of those infections have been deadly. It's not something to panic over, and it's not something the general public should even lose sleep over at this point, in my opinion. But it's something that officials in science and public health need to prepare for. Even if H5N1 doesn't end up being the next pandemic, increasing surveillance and knowledge is something that can only help us when we have to deal with the next potential pandemic strain.
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I take exception to the comment "There is no place to hide, not the United States, not Europe nor a bunker somewhere." You must know that not all humans live packed into cities. I have a cabin in the mountains where I am several miles from a paved road or other neighbors.
It has cases of MRE's (food) and water for several years. It has a heat source (wood stove & fireplace).
Weapons for hunting food and keeping pesky infected humans away.
I keep a close eye on developements in Asia and elsewhere and you can bet your life that when I even suspect we are on the edge of a pandemic, my family and several other couples are going to "drop out of sight" and wait out the firestorm.
Hi Scott,
I take exception to the comment "There is no place to hide, not the United States, not Europe nor a bunker somewhere."
First, a clarification--those are Robert Webster's words, not mine. And certainly I am aware that not all humans live packed into cities--I currently live on a large farm in rural Iowa, where my closest neighbor is about a mile away.
You must know that not all humans live packed into cities. I have a cabin in the mountains where I am several miles from a paved road or other neighbors.
It has cases of MRE's (food) and water for several years. It has a heat source (wood stove & fireplace).
Weapons for hunting food and keeping pesky infected humans away.
But what about pesky infected ducks? Or other animals? This virus has infected many species which are normally resistant to the influenza virus.
I keep a close eye on developements in Asia and elsewhere and you can bet your life that when I even suspect we are on the edge of a pandemic, my family and several other couples are going to "drop out of sight" and wait out the firestorm.
And most likely, that will work. Even for people who are in the heart of Manhattan, their odds of dying from something like this are low. But look what the 1918 virus did, even to remote villages in Alaska. I agree that Webster may have been overstating it a bit and that your strategy may very well work--but this isn't like a regular bomb where one can head for the hills and be out of harm's way. You just can't be certain.
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