Best Bird Flu Articles

The scare level is high as scientists race to create a vaccine and reports of deaths slowly rack up.

Our problems don't happen one at a time, and a bird flu pandemic will increase the problems posed by poor control of our southern border. It could increase the risk of ethnic violence and deaths from counterfeit drug smuggling.

Most people don't realize that the bird flu virus can survive in water for close to a month. Wild birds seem to be catching the virus from fish farms fed by chicken droppings. So you must protect yourself from water-bourne bird flu.

If you must come into contact with people at all during a bird flu pandemic, hand washing is one of the best ways you can prevent the virus from infecting you. But you must wash your hands thoroughly and often.

Have your shopping list ready so that when a bird flu pandemic comes, you can go to the store and buy what you and your family need to protect them.

A bird flu pandemic will be even more difficult to deal with for the mentally retarded and those with psychiatric disorders.

Nuclear power plants are unique, extremely serious security concerns in the event of a bird flu pandemic.

Excessive use of germicidal hand lotions encourage the spread of tougher harmful bacterial and viruses, making it harder to control infections.

Terrorism could be one of the additional problems of a pandemic of contagious bird flu. We must guard against fanatics who would take advantage of disorganization and depleted resources in law enforcement and security to further damage the world.

Law and order will break down during a serious bird flu pandemic. Prepare now to escape or cooperate with your neighbors.