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Think this bird flu stuff is serious shit?
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,171356,00.html
U.S. Unprepared For Bird Flu Epidemic
Wednesday, October 05, 2005
Bird Flu Vaccine Works in Humans
WASHINGTON — With the United Nations warning that a bird flu pandemic could kill between 5 million and 150 million people worldwide, the Bush administration warned Tuesday that the United States was not immune from the threat.
At a press conference, the president said he was "very concerned about what an avian flu outbreak could mean for the United States," suggesting that military-enforced quarantines may be necessary should the disease arrive in the United States.
Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt told FOX News that the United States was not prepared to handle an outbreak.
"We're not. And no one in the world is," Leavitt said.
Asian nations have slaughtered millions of birds in an effort to contain the avian flu epidemic sweeping through the region's poultry stocks, but the virus continues to infect humans. It has killed 64 people in Asia (search) to date.
Roughly 140 million birds worldwide carry the virus. It moves from wild to domestic birds, which then can infect people with whom they come in contact. So far, the virus has not "jumped" species, meaning that humans have only become infected through contact with a bird carrying the virus. However, as the virus spreads, mutations to the virus can occur that will allow it to spread from person to person. Once the virus can be transmitted among humans, it can become unstoppable. Moreover, because the virus originated in birds, humans have no immunity to it.
Think this bird flu stuff is serious shit?
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,171356,00.html
U.S. Unprepared For Bird Flu Epidemic
Wednesday, October 05, 2005
Bird Flu Vaccine Works in Humans
WASHINGTON — With the United Nations warning that a bird flu pandemic could kill between 5 million and 150 million people worldwide, the Bush administration warned Tuesday that the United States was not immune from the threat.
At a press conference, the president said he was "very concerned about what an avian flu outbreak could mean for the United States," suggesting that military-enforced quarantines may be necessary should the disease arrive in the United States.
Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt told FOX News that the United States was not prepared to handle an outbreak.
"We're not. And no one in the world is," Leavitt said.
Asian nations have slaughtered millions of birds in an effort to contain the avian flu epidemic sweeping through the region's poultry stocks, but the virus continues to infect humans. It has killed 64 people in Asia (search) to date.
Roughly 140 million birds worldwide carry the virus. It moves from wild to domestic birds, which then can infect people with whom they come in contact. So far, the virus has not "jumped" species, meaning that humans have only become infected through contact with a bird carrying the virus. However, as the virus spreads, mutations to the virus can occur that will allow it to spread from person to person. Once the virus can be transmitted among humans, it can become unstoppable. Moreover, because the virus originated in birds, humans have no immunity to it.
