What's your favorite & most informative website on this subject ?
2006-09-17 21:15:10 · 5 answers · asked by madamspinner2 3 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Not talking about the "regular" flu here....
2006-09-17 21:32:43 · update #1
To Birdistasty-- I'm like your future MIL...squirreling away what I may need. Us "older folks" remember what OUR "old folks" have said about the 1917-18 pandemic.... bad,...really bad....
2006-09-17 21:35:40 · update #2
Are you talking about the predicted avian flu pandemic? If so, flu shots won't do shiat for that.
I, personally, haven't done anything to prepare. I know - not good. But my future mother-in-law is practically preparing for WWIII with all the food, water, bleach, paper products, games, pet food, and other stuff she has stocked away (including batteries, buffet trays and warmers, candles, etc), so we'll be staying with her if it gets bad.
I saw a really interesting read on MSN the other day, telling you how to prepare for everything from the avian flu to a nuclear attack. I thought it was a downright interesting article on the avian flu, but I encourage you to read the others if you have the time as well.
http://www.slate.com/id/2148772/entry/2148778/
2006-09-17 21:28:58 · answer #1 · answered by birdistasty 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Don't forget respirator masks. H5N1 90 or 95 are recommended. The kind with an exhalation valve will be more comfortable and keep your glasses from fogging up. 3M makes dozens of types. They will be completely impossible to get, if/when they are needed. As an aside, I bought 3M stock in my IRA the same day I bought a gross masks. Stock has appreciated 20%.
Also it wouldn't hurt to keep some star anise around. It has been used for centuries in Asia as a flavoring for poultry and pork. Tami-flu is made using an extract from star anise. Since most flu begins in Asia and comes from both pigs and birds, it seems to me that they were onto something using it in their cooking!
2006-09-18 10:07:09 · answer #2 · answered by catherine02116 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
we eat healthily and take vitamin supplements, we get out and about in the fresh air as often as we can. Apart from trying to stay fit and healthy there is not much you can do, having a strong immune system will help fight off infections.
2006-09-18 08:58:51 · answer #3 · answered by sparkleythings_4you 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
We already have our appointment for the flu shot. My favourite website for this is my local health unit.
2006-09-18 04:18:18 · answer #4 · answered by lynnca1972 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, actually we're not. We just take it as it comes.
2006-09-18 04:16:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋