okay, i try not to be an alarmist-but its really starting to scare me. anyone making preparations? stock piling things? any good "scared people" web sites on how to prepare? just sign me-chicken little-the sky is falling!!!
2006-07-12 08:47:13 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
First of all you need not believe everything you hear on TV. There are several strains of the bird flu and believe it or not the bird flu is actually already here in the US. HOWEVER, what the media fails to say (in order for better ratings and viewing) is that there is only one strain that doctors and scientists fear can be deadly to humans and guess what? It is hasn't "jumped species" yet, meaning its still only contained to birds. The people that have died from what experts are calling the bird flu were living in poverty stricken countries in which healthcare was poor and inadequate. They probably did die from a form of the bird flu. The thing that is holding back the bird flu from "jumping" is one gene that makes it only susceptible to birds. Experts fear that the mutation of this gene will cause the "jump" and therefore humans could contract it.
2006-07-12 09:41:55 · answer #1 · answered by pirategurl 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If it happens then no amount of stock-piling and hiding away is gonna save you - sooner or later you will have to come out of your bunker or take off your face mask and find out whether you're immune or not.
Worry about things you can do something about and don't sweat the bird-flu thing - otherwise we'll get more deaths from panic than from the **** virus!
2006-07-12 08:55:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Relax Chicken Little. The sky is not falling. Not sure of any web sites to back this,but I'll look and try to come back.
2006-07-12 08:51:02 · answer #3 · answered by zoya 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Seriously, I am a bit..I'm very concerned about the media blackout of bird flu. It was "The Big News" for awhile.The last thing I heard was it was in Canada or somewhere close.
I'm guessing the powers that be figure we got enough to worry about with wars rumors of wars,global warming, aids so on and so on.Why through one more thing on our plate.
2006-07-12 09:04:54 · answer #4 · answered by robert2011@sbcglobal.net 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope I'm not scared. You can't worry about things like that because then you will always be scared of something. Just live life to the fullest!
2006-07-12 08:50:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think...I'm pretty scared. Mostly just because I'm young, and scared I'm going to die before I can do so many of the things I want to do as I get older.
2006-07-12 08:51:19 · answer #6 · answered by Alex D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, to be honest, I'm not freaked out at all. This is just like the Y2K thing, the media is making a mountain out of a molehill. Trust me, you'll know when it's time to freak out. Best of luck to you......
2006-07-12 08:51:10 · answer #7 · answered by cajunrescuemedic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nah... I'm not going to worry about it until they find a way to make it spread from person to person. ;)
2006-07-12 08:51:27 · answer #8 · answered by Mel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not even in the tiniest bit.
2006-07-12 08:49:51 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know my parrot's won't go outside anymore.
2006-07-12 08:50:28 · answer #10 · answered by jgmafb 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋