novel Thinking

There is a "Bird Flu" scare all over the world. The virus is called "H5N1" and I would like to list out the important points I came to know in a CNN report.

How can one catch Bird Flu:

1. If you come into close contact with birds (specially chicken's)
2. There is also a chance to get it from already infected people, but scientists are still puzzled about the capability of the virus to do it
3. mainly in countries like Thailand, Indonesia its very much happening
4. Suspected continents infected with Bird flu are Asia and Europe, still not detected in the US but already a sense of pandemic is in the air among the researchers

Symptoms:

1. You came in contact with a poultry or chicken or someone who is in common contact with poultry and attacked by fever within a week - It could be a clear case

Prevention is better than cure:

More than wearing masks and taking any innoculation the most important things to do are more simple but not simply done

1. Wash hands as often as possible with soap
2. Dont come in direct contacts with poultry
3. Can eat chicken but make sure YOU cook it and cook it more than 150° F


Worst case feared:

1. Severe pandemic outbreak
2. not enough vacinations not even in US
3. At the most can prevent infected people from dying, but not suffering

Be cautios, I am gona be too. My today's lunch was chicken, and that's now scary.

Better be informed.