#avain respiratory system

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The Breath of Life Part 2

So I wrote The Breath of Life Part 1 over a year ago and I THOUGHT I had written a part two but apparently, no, just no. :/ So after much dealy and with no particular reason for it other than that I noticed I didn’t do it: The Breath of Life Part 2.

A Centaur CAN’T breathe like a human or a horse and survive. It just can’t get enough O₂. 

But there are living (and extinct) animals that can get enough O₂ for the metabolic needs that a Centaur represents. 

For living animals, it’s avians, but there’s mounting evidence that dinosaurs and certain modern reptiles and amphibians breathed in similar ways to cause the same effect, so this kind of power does scale. 

The Way bird lungs work is a bit more complex than human lungs. 

A human (and a horse as well) takes in a breath, filling its Aveolar sacs with fresh oxygen. The Aveolar sacs sit next to the blood flow, O₂ permeates across the thin membrane into the red blood cells in a gas exchange for the CO₂ in the blood cells. The human then exhales the CO₂. That’s a two Cycle Pattern. Inhale O₂, Exhale CO₂. 

Avians have a four cycle pattern. So they take two breaths to our one for a complete cycle. 

They inhale fresh O₂ which goes primarily into their Posterior Air Sacs but also a little into their lungs. On the exhale, that breath of O₂ is pumped from the Posterior Sacs into the Lungs. 

While a second breath repeats the above with a second breath of fresh air, the first breath continues to move through the second half of the pattern. 

On the 2nd inhale, that original breath is pumped across the Lungs toward the Anterior Air Sacs. On the second exhale, the air, now essentially empty of O₂, is pumped out of the Anterior Air Sacs (and just a little from the lungs) and back out the trachea to be exhaled. 

Like in mammals, the exhaled air does mix a little with the inhaled air inside the dead space of the trachea, but that also performs a function of warming and moisturing the incoming air in exchange for cooling and drying the outgoing air. This prevents some heat and moisture loss and makes the system run more efficiently. 

There is no gas exchange in the Air Sacs. They simply pump air. Birds tend to have between 7 and 9 air sacs in order to make this all work. 

All gas exchange happens in the lungs. And because of the air sac arrangement, the flow of oxygen is unidirectional. This is what allows it to be so much more efficient than humans (and horses). While we place O₂ next to blood in a sac and let blood flow across it for the exchange. Avians have two currents. The air flows one way, losing Oxygen as it goes. The blood flows the other way, gaining Oxygen as it goes. Because of the longer track of exchange, more O₂ can be removed, if the first red blood cell it touches doesn’t make the exchange, the thousandth one will. By the end of the route, nearly every bit of O₂ has been extracted, so the exchange gets darn close to perfect. 

The result of all of this is that avians tends to have a proportionally smaller lung than mammals but actually much more space devoted to the respiratory system. Those sacs take up a lot of room. For the overall system, a bird will devote about a 5th of its internal organ space to lungs while a mammal will only devote about a 20th, 4 times less. So if we give Centaurs this system, their lungs are a much more prominent feature than in a human or a horse and other efficiencies are going to have to be worked out elsewhere. 

Besides for the fact that I simply can’t stomach two spines...

What is that?? Just no. I can’t. That’s a structure designed to fail, and there are just too many of those already in this system. 

One of my reasons for scaling up Centaurs is that I don’t think they’re going to be barrel sprinters. 

They can go fast. They can have a lot of power. But I think no matter what you do, they’re going to be a bit on the cooler side of what they can do. In the end, they have a lot of needs for the space they have. A normal equine with the same dimensions of a Centaur’s horse part is going to be smaller, faster, better balanced. 

Cooler blooded simply seems implied to me. So I’m scaling them more like a draft. 

Or in the particular case of the Centaurs I’m thinking of for “The Coward Gloria Foxfoot” (assuming I pick it up again) more like a Pygmy Giraffe for the sake of that spine but it comes to the same thing. So bigger, slower, calmer. Which will also mean they require a bit less in the oxygen needs department anyway. With more room to stuff all that internal organ mass they’re going to need. 

They’ve got room for all that lung and their mass is going to be something to behold.

But more efficiency is needed before Hole-in-the-Sky is ready to take Gloria Foxfoot on their first campaign. So hopefully The Breath of Life Part 3 (a little less breathy) will take less than a year to get to.

[hermitcraftheadcanons]

Okay hi again, I sent the fledgling Grian ask awhile back and since then I’ve been thinking about avain Grain a lot and yeah

Okay so ya know how everyone writes Grian with a tragic backstory? What if his wings got clipped when he was younger. That sets a stage for Grian a) trying to hide his wings and use eltrya or b) having his flight be wonky and funky bc the clipping may have been done incorrectly but that won’t stop him.

Grian collecting shiny trinkets and filling his base with them, also provides that hes better at finding gems

Hyper at the crack of dawn like a young rooster who doesn’t care about the sleeping hens

Grian having a really weirdly structured torso to accommodate the muscles needed to power wings

Singing Grian

Breaks down food very quickly bc he needs a lot of energy to use his wings, so hobbit like behaviors with food would be normal, that just makes the hobbit hole for even better

Grian having a very uh unique respiratory system that leads way for angst if Grian is injured and his lungs are damaged and can’t heal properly

Feathers are heavy when wet so drowning? Perhaps? Also feathers get muddy easily so perhaps Iskall with a garden hose trying to get the mud out of Grians wings but failing?

Okay thanks i just had a lot of these and didn’t want to spam you

-aven

These are good! Maybe Grian can't fly regularly with his wings, but he can with the help of rockets?

- Mod Shade

[fknhost]

Rapidly deployable, low-cost ventilator for COVID-19 patients - 1st prototype idea

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to ramp up at an alarming rate, the government has called for assistance in solving or mitigating the upcoming shortage of respiratory ventilators.This ventilator design idea, started by the Medical Devices Center at the University of Minnesota and continued by  engineers over the last day and a half is for an automated bag valve mask (BVM) ventilator.*PLEASE NOTE* This design has not been sufficiently tested and even once it has been, the machine is meant to be used only by highly trained medical operators in emergency situations. Building and using one of these machines without proper training could cause serious harm or death. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO BUILD AND USE THIS MACHINE ON YOUR OWN.The BVM is commonly known as an “ambu bag” and they are very readily avain the usability of the concept and any advice on how to deploy this to hospitals · Anyone that can provide information on any relevant FDA requirementslable. This ventilator design is one that automatically actuates a BVM, which otherwise would require the full attention of a nurse/tech. Obviously, given the current Coronavirus situation, medical staff is in high demand right now. The goals for this device are:· Easy to build · Reliable · Inexpensive · Able to be ramp up production quickly · Adjustable speed of ventilation · Adjustable compression/strokeThere are some other ideas floating around the internet but many of them rely on reciprocating motion from the motor and that requires a more complex control system. Teknic motors have the capability of doing reciprocating motion, but to maximize the source of supply (and to minimize complexity), we thought it would be important to create a design that would work with uni-directional motion only.To that end our design is able to function with any motor that is able to provide consistent (but adjustable) velocity in a single direction. In our concept we used one of our ClearPath-MCVC motors since it is easy to adjust its velocity with a simple dial and no separate electronics other than a power supply. However, any standard NEMA 23 or 34 motor with variable velocity control (and sufficient torque) would work well.We can provide a good deal of engineering and prototyping support for this project but we need more help. We are not in a position to manufacture, assemble or distribute a complete system like this (all of our manufacturing is specific to motor and drive production).The help we need is: · Manufacturers who can build this assembly at the required scale · Medical professionals' advice on the usability of the concept and any advice on how to deploy this to hospitals · Anyone that can provide information on any relevant FDA requirementsIf you can help in any way, we’d appreciate it.Please comment below.Stay safe!https://youtu.be/PcCgnfewHdA Read the full article

[joshuabradleyn]

How to avoid the Avian Flu

The Avian Flu is all over the news these days and I am amazed how so many people are not taking it seriously. Sure we all get flus every once in a while but this strain of the flu is much worse than usual flus.

Bird flu is an infection caused by avian influenza viruses. These flu viruses occur naturally among birds. Wild birds worldwide carry the viruses in their intestines, but usually do not get sick from them. However, bird flu is very contagious among birds and can make some domesticated birds, including chickens, ducks, and turkeys, very sick and kill them. The latest strain of the Avain Flu is designated H5N1 virus has been a flu that has mutated over the last few years and is now to the point of being passed over to humans and actually killing people. The US CDC has a page with some useful information about the flu and where it has come from. The last time that the world had a global epidemic of a flu otherwise known as a pandemic was in 1918. The Flu Pandemic of 1918 killed and estimated 50 million people worldwide. The world has had pandemics before and since but that 1918 pandemic was the biggest in recent history.

Now we have factors that make the spread of disease much easier and dangerous than back in the early 20th century. We have a much better transportation system, with cars and planes readily available all over the world. We also have a much higher concentration of people living in cities compared to rural populations of the 1900s And lastly our great pharmaceutical advances of the last 100 years have left people overmedicated and often much less resistant to disease because they have become resistant to the more common antibiotics such as penicillin that was so important in stopping disease 50 years ago or so. One factor that is up in the air to me is the lifestyles of people today compared to 100 years ago. As we all know people are a lot more sedentary now compared to the agrarian hard living lifestyle of 100 years or even 50 years aso but our health system infrastructure is much better now than then and peoples longevity proves that out.

The latest reports about the Avian Flu is that at least 62 people have been killed in the far east and the scary part of this stat is that almost half of the people that are becoming infected with the Avian Flu are dying from it. The people that have been infected so far are mostly people that work with livestock so their proximity to the flu is an important reason that they may have been infected.

Now that you know what the flu is and how bad it could be here are some tips to avoid the flu.

With the holidays coming Osha has the following info for travelers

GUIDANCE FOR TRAVELERS The CDC has issued precautions for travel to countries that are reporting outbreaks of avian influenza A (H5N1) in humans and animals. Currently, CDC does not recommend that the general public avoid travel to any of the countries affected by avian influenza A (H5N1). CDC has issued the following recommendations for travel to countries reporting human or animal cases of avian influenza A (H5N1):

Before you leave: Assemble a travel health kit containing basic first aid and medical supplies. Be sure to include a thermometer and alcohol-based hand rub for hand hygiene.

Educate yourself and others who may be traveling with you about influenza. Information about influenza is provided on CDC’s influenza website: (http://www.cdc.gov/flu/).

Be sure you are up to date with all your shots, and see your health-care provider at least 46 weeks before travel to get any additional shots or information you may need. CDC’s health recommendations for international travel are provided on CDC’s Travelers’ Health website: https://ift.tt/1D546Zl.

You may wish to check your health insurance plan or get additional insurance that covers medical evacuation in the event of illness. Information about medical evacuation services is provided on the U.S. Department of State website: https://ift.tt/2zmtHUQ. Identify in-country health-care resources in advance of your trip.

While you are in an area where avian influenza cases have been reported: At this time, CDC recommends that travelers to countries experiencing outbreaks of this disease in poultry should avoid areas with live poultry, such as live animal markets and poultry farms. Large amounts of the virus are known to be excreted in the droppings from infected birds.

As with other infectious illnesses, one of the most important and appropriate preventive practices is careful and frequent hand hygiene. Cleaning your hands often using either soap and water or waterless alcohol-based hand sanitizers removes potentially infectious materials from your skin and helps prevent disease transmission.

Influenza viruses are destroyed by heat; therefore, as a precaution, all foods from poultry, including eggs, should be thoroughly cooked.

If you develop respiratory symptoms or any illness that requires prompt medical attention, a U.S. consular officer can assist in locating appropriate medical services and informing family or friends. See this website for more information about what to do if you become ill while abroad https://ift.tt/2I3knYG. It is advisable that you defer further travel until you are free of symptoms.

After your return: Monitor your health for 10 days.

If you become ill with fever or respiratory symptoms during this 10-day period, consult a health-care provider. Before your visit to a health-care setting, tell the provider about your symptoms and recent travel so that he or she can be aware you have traveled to an area reporting avian influenza.

Information for health care providers wishing to test for or report cases of influenza A (H5N1) and SARS can be found at this website https://ift.tt/2zm6DWo

For anyone else to avoid the Avian flu it is important to stay out of contact from anyone that could carry the flu and there is some great information at the UK Health Agency. It is important to know that the flu shot, although very important for everyone, will not protect you from this strain of the flu so do not think that you are protected from Avian flu after your flu shot. Other things that are good to do are to make sure that you stay home when sick and always wash your hands to make sure that you do not start carrying any viruses or even let them infect you.

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[ruthellisneda]

How to avoid the Avian Flu

The Avian Flu is all over the news these days and I am amazed how so many people are not taking it seriously. Sure we all get flus every once in a while but this strain of the flu is much worse than usual flus.

Bird flu is an infection caused by avian influenza viruses. These flu viruses occur naturally among birds. Wild birds worldwide carry the viruses in their intestines, but usually do not get sick from them. However, bird flu is very contagious among birds and can make some domesticated birds, including chickens, ducks, and turkeys, very sick and kill them. The latest strain of the Avain Flu is designated H5N1 virus has been a flu that has mutated over the last few years and is now to the point of being passed over to humans and actually killing people. The US CDC has a page with some useful information about the flu and where it has come from. The last time that the world had a global epidemic of a flu otherwise known as a pandemic was in 1918. The Flu Pandemic of 1918 killed and estimated 50 million people worldwide. The world has had pandemics before and since but that 1918 pandemic was the biggest in recent history.

Now we have factors that make the spread of disease much easier and dangerous than back in the early 20th century. We have a much better transportation system, with cars and planes readily available all over the world. We also have a much higher concentration of people living in cities compared to rural populations of the 1900s And lastly our great pharmaceutical advances of the last 100 years have left people overmedicated and often much less resistant to disease because they have become resistant to the more common antibiotics such as penicillin that was so important in stopping disease 50 years ago or so. One factor that is up in the air to me is the lifestyles of people today compared to 100 years ago. As we all know people are a lot more sedentary now compared to the agrarian hard living lifestyle of 100 years or even 50 years aso but our health system infrastructure is much better now than then and peoples longevity proves that out.

The latest reports about the Avian Flu is that at least 62 people have been killed in the far east and the scary part of this stat is that almost half of the people that are becoming infected with the Avian Flu are dying from it. The people that have been infected so far are mostly people that work with livestock so their proximity to the flu is an important reason that they may have been infected.

Now that you know what the flu is and how bad it could be here are some tips to avoid the flu.

With the holidays coming Osha has the following info for travelers

GUIDANCE FOR TRAVELERS The CDC has issued precautions for travel to countries that are reporting outbreaks of avian influenza A (H5N1) in humans and animals. Currently, CDC does not recommend that the general public avoid travel to any of the countries affected by avian influenza A (H5N1). CDC has issued the following recommendations for travel to countries reporting human or animal cases of avian influenza A (H5N1):

Before you leave: Assemble a travel health kit containing basic first aid and medical supplies. Be sure to include a thermometer and alcohol-based hand rub for hand hygiene.

Educate yourself and others who may be traveling with you about influenza. Information about influenza is provided on CDC’s influenza website: (http://www.cdc.gov/flu/).

Be sure you are up to date with all your shots, and see your health-care provider at least 46 weeks before travel to get any additional shots or information you may need. CDC’s health recommendations for international travel are provided on CDC’s Travelers’ Health website: https://ift.tt/1D546Zl.

You may wish to check your health insurance plan or get additional insurance that covers medical evacuation in the event of illness. Information about medical evacuation services is provided on the U.S. Department of State website: https://ift.tt/2zmtHUQ. Identify in-country health-care resources in advance of your trip.

While you are in an area where avian influenza cases have been reported: At this time, CDC recommends that travelers to countries experiencing outbreaks of this disease in poultry should avoid areas with live poultry, such as live animal markets and poultry farms. Large amounts of the virus are known to be excreted in the droppings from infected birds.

As with other infectious illnesses, one of the most important and appropriate preventive practices is careful and frequent hand hygiene. Cleaning your hands often using either soap and water or waterless alcohol-based hand sanitizers removes potentially infectious materials from your skin and helps prevent disease transmission.

Influenza viruses are destroyed by heat; therefore, as a precaution, all foods from poultry, including eggs, should be thoroughly cooked.

If you develop respiratory symptoms or any illness that requires prompt medical attention, a U.S. consular officer can assist in locating appropriate medical services and informing family or friends. See this website for more information about what to do if you become ill while abroad https://ift.tt/2I3knYG. It is advisable that you defer further travel until you are free of symptoms.

After your return: Monitor your health for 10 days.

If you become ill with fever or respiratory symptoms during this 10-day period, consult a health-care provider. Before your visit to a health-care setting, tell the provider about your symptoms and recent travel so that he or she can be aware you have traveled to an area reporting avian influenza.

Information for health care providers wishing to test for or report cases of influenza A (H5N1) and SARS can be found at this website https://ift.tt/2zm6DWo

For anyone else to avoid the Avian flu it is important to stay out of contact from anyone that could carry the flu and there is some great information at the UK Health Agency. It is important to know that the flu shot, although very important for everyone, will not protect you from this strain of the flu so do not think that you are protected from Avian flu after your flu shot. Other things that are good to do are to make sure that you stay home when sick and always wash your hands to make sure that you do not start carrying any viruses or even let them infect you.

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[albertcaldwellne]

How to avoid the Avian Flu

The Avian Flu is all over the news these days and I am amazed how so many people are not taking it seriously. Sure we all get flus every once in a while but this strain of the flu is much worse than usual flus.

Bird flu is an infection caused by avian influenza viruses. These flu viruses occur naturally among birds. Wild birds worldwide carry the viruses in their intestines, but usually do not get sick from them. However, bird flu is very contagious among birds and can make some domesticated birds, including chickens, ducks, and turkeys, very sick and kill them. The latest strain of the Avain Flu is designated H5N1 virus has been a flu that has mutated over the last few years and is now to the point of being passed over to humans and actually killing people. The US CDC has a page with some useful information about the flu and where it has come from. The last time that the world had a global epidemic of a flu otherwise known as a pandemic was in 1918. The Flu Pandemic of 1918 killed and estimated 50 million people worldwide. The world has had pandemics before and since but that 1918 pandemic was the biggest in recent history.

Now we have factors that make the spread of disease much easier and dangerous than back in the early 20th century. We have a much better transportation system, with cars and planes readily available all over the world. We also have a much higher concentration of people living in cities compared to rural populations of the 1900s And lastly our great pharmaceutical advances of the last 100 years have left people overmedicated and often much less resistant to disease because they have become resistant to the more common antibiotics such as penicillin that was so important in stopping disease 50 years ago or so. One factor that is up in the air to me is the lifestyles of people today compared to 100 years ago. As we all know people are a lot more sedentary now compared to the agrarian hard living lifestyle of 100 years or even 50 years aso but our health system infrastructure is much better now than then and peoples longevity proves that out.

The latest reports about the Avian Flu is that at least 62 people have been killed in the far east and the scary part of this stat is that almost half of the people that are becoming infected with the Avian Flu are dying from it. The people that have been infected so far are mostly people that work with livestock so their proximity to the flu is an important reason that they may have been infected.

Now that you know what the flu is and how bad it could be here are some tips to avoid the flu.

With the holidays coming Osha has the following info for travelers

GUIDANCE FOR TRAVELERS The CDC has issued precautions for travel to countries that are reporting outbreaks of avian influenza A (H5N1) in humans and animals. Currently, CDC does not recommend that the general public avoid travel to any of the countries affected by avian influenza A (H5N1). CDC has issued the following recommendations for travel to countries reporting human or animal cases of avian influenza A (H5N1):

Before you leave: Assemble a travel health kit containing basic first aid and medical supplies. Be sure to include a thermometer and alcohol-based hand rub for hand hygiene.

Educate yourself and others who may be traveling with you about influenza. Information about influenza is provided on CDC’s influenza website: (http://www.cdc.gov/flu/).

Be sure you are up to date with all your shots, and see your health-care provider at least 46 weeks before travel to get any additional shots or information you may need. CDC’s health recommendations for international travel are provided on CDC’s Travelers’ Health website: https://ift.tt/1D546Zl.

You may wish to check your health insurance plan or get additional insurance that covers medical evacuation in the event of illness. Information about medical evacuation services is provided on the U.S. Department of State website: https://ift.tt/2zmtHUQ. Identify in-country health-care resources in advance of your trip.

While you are in an area where avian influenza cases have been reported: At this time, CDC recommends that travelers to countries experiencing outbreaks of this disease in poultry should avoid areas with live poultry, such as live animal markets and poultry farms. Large amounts of the virus are known to be excreted in the droppings from infected birds.

As with other infectious illnesses, one of the most important and appropriate preventive practices is careful and frequent hand hygiene. Cleaning your hands often using either soap and water or waterless alcohol-based hand sanitizers removes potentially infectious materials from your skin and helps prevent disease transmission.

Influenza viruses are destroyed by heat; therefore, as a precaution, all foods from poultry, including eggs, should be thoroughly cooked.

If you develop respiratory symptoms or any illness that requires prompt medical attention, a U.S. consular officer can assist in locating appropriate medical services and informing family or friends. See this website for more information about what to do if you become ill while abroad https://ift.tt/2I3knYG. It is advisable that you defer further travel until you are free of symptoms.

After your return: Monitor your health for 10 days.

If you become ill with fever or respiratory symptoms during this 10-day period, consult a health-care provider. Before your visit to a health-care setting, tell the provider about your symptoms and recent travel so that he or she can be aware you have traveled to an area reporting avian influenza.

Information for health care providers wishing to test for or report cases of influenza A (H5N1) and SARS can be found at this website https://ift.tt/2zm6DWo

For anyone else to avoid the Avian flu it is important to stay out of contact from anyone that could carry the flu and there is some great information at the UK Health Agency. It is important to know that the flu shot, although very important for everyone, will not protect you from this strain of the flu so do not think that you are protected from Avian flu after your flu shot. Other things that are good to do are to make sure that you stay home when sick and always wash your hands to make sure that you do not start carrying any viruses or even let them infect you.

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[neilmillerne]

How to avoid the Avian Flu

The Avian Flu is all over the news these days and I am amazed how so many people are not taking it seriously. Sure we all get flus every once in a while but this strain of the flu is much worse than usual flus.

Bird flu is an infection caused by avian influenza viruses. These flu viruses occur naturally among birds. Wild birds worldwide carry the viruses in their intestines, but usually do not get sick from them. However, bird flu is very contagious among birds and can make some domesticated birds, including chickens, ducks, and turkeys, very sick and kill them. The latest strain of the Avain Flu is designated H5N1 virus has been a flu that has mutated over the last few years and is now to the point of being passed over to humans and actually killing people. The US CDC has a page with some useful information about the flu and where it has come from. The last time that the world had a global epidemic of a flu otherwise known as a pandemic was in 1918. The Flu Pandemic of 1918 killed and estimated 50 million people worldwide. The world has had pandemics before and since but that 1918 pandemic was the biggest in recent history.

Now we have factors that make the spread of disease much easier and dangerous than back in the early 20th century. We have a much better transportation system, with cars and planes readily available all over the world. We also have a much higher concentration of people living in cities compared to rural populations of the 1900s And lastly our great pharmaceutical advances of the last 100 years have left people overmedicated and often much less resistant to disease because they have become resistant to the more common antibiotics such as penicillin that was so important in stopping disease 50 years ago or so. One factor that is up in the air to me is the lifestyles of people today compared to 100 years ago. As we all know people are a lot more sedentary now compared to the agrarian hard living lifestyle of 100 years or even 50 years aso but our health system infrastructure is much better now than then and peoples longevity proves that out.

The latest reports about the Avian Flu is that at least 62 people have been killed in the far east and the scary part of this stat is that almost half of the people that are becoming infected with the Avian Flu are dying from it. The people that have been infected so far are mostly people that work with livestock so their proximity to the flu is an important reason that they may have been infected.

Now that you know what the flu is and how bad it could be here are some tips to avoid the flu.

With the holidays coming Osha has the following info for travelers

GUIDANCE FOR TRAVELERS The CDC has issued precautions for travel to countries that are reporting outbreaks of avian influenza A (H5N1) in humans and animals. Currently, CDC does not recommend that the general public avoid travel to any of the countries affected by avian influenza A (H5N1). CDC has issued the following recommendations for travel to countries reporting human or animal cases of avian influenza A (H5N1):

Before you leave: Assemble a travel health kit containing basic first aid and medical supplies. Be sure to include a thermometer and alcohol-based hand rub for hand hygiene.

Educate yourself and others who may be traveling with you about influenza. Information about influenza is provided on CDC’s influenza website: (http://www.cdc.gov/flu/).

Be sure you are up to date with all your shots, and see your health-care provider at least 46 weeks before travel to get any additional shots or information you may need. CDC’s health recommendations for international travel are provided on CDC’s Travelers’ Health website: https://ift.tt/1D546Zl.

You may wish to check your health insurance plan or get additional insurance that covers medical evacuation in the event of illness. Information about medical evacuation services is provided on the U.S. Department of State website: https://ift.tt/2zmtHUQ. Identify in-country health-care resources in advance of your trip.

While you are in an area where avian influenza cases have been reported: At this time, CDC recommends that travelers to countries experiencing outbreaks of this disease in poultry should avoid areas with live poultry, such as live animal markets and poultry farms. Large amounts of the virus are known to be excreted in the droppings from infected birds.

As with other infectious illnesses, one of the most important and appropriate preventive practices is careful and frequent hand hygiene. Cleaning your hands often using either soap and water or waterless alcohol-based hand sanitizers removes potentially infectious materials from your skin and helps prevent disease transmission.

Influenza viruses are destroyed by heat; therefore, as a precaution, all foods from poultry, including eggs, should be thoroughly cooked.

If you develop respiratory symptoms or any illness that requires prompt medical attention, a U.S. consular officer can assist in locating appropriate medical services and informing family or friends. See this website for more information about what to do if you become ill while abroad https://ift.tt/2I3knYG. It is advisable that you defer further travel until you are free of symptoms.

After your return: Monitor your health for 10 days.

If you become ill with fever or respiratory symptoms during this 10-day period, consult a health-care provider. Before your visit to a health-care setting, tell the provider about your symptoms and recent travel so that he or she can be aware you have traveled to an area reporting avian influenza.

Information for health care providers wishing to test for or report cases of influenza A (H5N1) and SARS can be found at this website https://ift.tt/2zm6DWo

For anyone else to avoid the Avian flu it is important to stay out of contact from anyone that could carry the flu and there is some great information at the UK Health Agency. It is important to know that the flu shot, although very important for everyone, will not protect you from this strain of the flu so do not think that you are protected from Avian flu after your flu shot. Other things that are good to do are to make sure that you stay home when sick and always wash your hands to make sure that you do not start carrying any viruses or even let them infect you.

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[johnclapperne]

How to avoid the Avian Flu

The Avian Flu is all over the news these days and I am amazed how so many people are not taking it seriously. Sure we all get flus every once in a while but this strain of the flu is much worse than usual flus.

Bird flu is an infection caused by avian influenza viruses. These flu viruses occur naturally among birds. Wild birds worldwide carry the viruses in their intestines, but usually do not get sick from them. However, bird flu is very contagious among birds and can make some domesticated birds, including chickens, ducks, and turkeys, very sick and kill them. The latest strain of the Avain Flu is designated H5N1 virus has been a flu that has mutated over the last few years and is now to the point of being passed over to humans and actually killing people. The US CDC has a page with some useful information about the flu and where it has come from. The last time that the world had a global epidemic of a flu otherwise known as a pandemic was in 1918. The Flu Pandemic of 1918 killed and estimated 50 million people worldwide. The world has had pandemics before and since but that 1918 pandemic was the biggest in recent history.

Now we have factors that make the spread of disease much easier and dangerous than back in the early 20th century. We have a much better transportation system, with cars and planes readily available all over the world. We also have a much higher concentration of people living in cities compared to rural populations of the 1900s And lastly our great pharmaceutical advances of the last 100 years have left people overmedicated and often much less resistant to disease because they have become resistant to the more common antibiotics such as penicillin that was so important in stopping disease 50 years ago or so. One factor that is up in the air to me is the lifestyles of people today compared to 100 years ago. As we all know people are a lot more sedentary now compared to the agrarian hard living lifestyle of 100 years or even 50 years aso but our health system infrastructure is much better now than then and peoples longevity proves that out.

The latest reports about the Avian Flu is that at least 62 people have been killed in the far east and the scary part of this stat is that almost half of the people that are becoming infected with the Avian Flu are dying from it. The people that have been infected so far are mostly people that work with livestock so their proximity to the flu is an important reason that they may have been infected.

Now that you know what the flu is and how bad it could be here are some tips to avoid the flu.

With the holidays coming Osha has the following info for travelers

GUIDANCE FOR TRAVELERS The CDC has issued precautions for travel to countries that are reporting outbreaks of avian influenza A (H5N1) in humans and animals. Currently, CDC does not recommend that the general public avoid travel to any of the countries affected by avian influenza A (H5N1). CDC has issued the following recommendations for travel to countries reporting human or animal cases of avian influenza A (H5N1):

Before you leave: Assemble a travel health kit containing basic first aid and medical supplies. Be sure to include a thermometer and alcohol-based hand rub for hand hygiene.

Educate yourself and others who may be traveling with you about influenza. Information about influenza is provided on CDC’s influenza website: (http://www.cdc.gov/flu/).

Be sure you are up to date with all your shots, and see your health-care provider at least 46 weeks before travel to get any additional shots or information you may need. CDC’s health recommendations for international travel are provided on CDC’s Travelers’ Health website: https://ift.tt/1D546Zl.

You may wish to check your health insurance plan or get additional insurance that covers medical evacuation in the event of illness. Information about medical evacuation services is provided on the U.S. Department of State website: https://ift.tt/2zmtHUQ. Identify in-country health-care resources in advance of your trip.

While you are in an area where avian influenza cases have been reported: At this time, CDC recommends that travelers to countries experiencing outbreaks of this disease in poultry should avoid areas with live poultry, such as live animal markets and poultry farms. Large amounts of the virus are known to be excreted in the droppings from infected birds.

As with other infectious illnesses, one of the most important and appropriate preventive practices is careful and frequent hand hygiene. Cleaning your hands often using either soap and water or waterless alcohol-based hand sanitizers removes potentially infectious materials from your skin and helps prevent disease transmission.

Influenza viruses are destroyed by heat; therefore, as a precaution, all foods from poultry, including eggs, should be thoroughly cooked.

If you develop respiratory symptoms or any illness that requires prompt medical attention, a U.S. consular officer can assist in locating appropriate medical services and informing family or friends. See this website for more information about what to do if you become ill while abroad https://ift.tt/2I3knYG. It is advisable that you defer further travel until you are free of symptoms.

After your return: Monitor your health for 10 days.

If you become ill with fever or respiratory symptoms during this 10-day period, consult a health-care provider. Before your visit to a health-care setting, tell the provider about your symptoms and recent travel so that he or she can be aware you have traveled to an area reporting avian influenza.

Information for health care providers wishing to test for or report cases of influenza A (H5N1) and SARS can be found at this website https://ift.tt/2zm6DWo

For anyone else to avoid the Avian flu it is important to stay out of contact from anyone that could carry the flu and there is some great information at the UK Health Agency. It is important to know that the flu shot, although very important for everyone, will not protect you from this strain of the flu so do not think that you are protected from Avian flu after your flu shot. Other things that are good to do are to make sure that you stay home when sick and always wash your hands to make sure that you do not start carrying any viruses or even let them infect you.

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[almajonesnjna]

How to avoid the Avian Flu

The Avian Flu is all over the news these days and I am amazed how so many people are not taking it seriously. Sure we all get flus every once in a while but this strain of the flu is much worse than usual flus.

Bird flu is an infection caused by avian influenza viruses. These flu viruses occur naturally among birds. Wild birds worldwide carry the viruses in their intestines, but usually do not get sick from them. However, bird flu is very contagious among birds and can make some domesticated birds, including chickens, ducks, and turkeys, very sick and kill them. The latest strain of the Avain Flu is designated H5N1 virus has been a flu that has mutated over the last few years and is now to the point of being passed over to humans and actually killing people. The US CDC has a page with some useful information about the flu and where it has come from. The last time that the world had a global epidemic of a flu otherwise known as a pandemic was in 1918. The Flu Pandemic of 1918 killed and estimated 50 million people worldwide. The world has had pandemics before and since but that 1918 pandemic was the biggest in recent history.

Now we have factors that make the spread of disease much easier and dangerous than back in the early 20th century. We have a much better transportation system, with cars and planes readily available all over the world. We also have a much higher concentration of people living in cities compared to rural populations of the 1900s And lastly our great pharmaceutical advances of the last 100 years have left people overmedicated and often much less resistant to disease because they have become resistant to the more common antibiotics such as penicillin that was so important in stopping disease 50 years ago or so. One factor that is up in the air to me is the lifestyles of people today compared to 100 years ago. As we all know people are a lot more sedentary now compared to the agrarian hard living lifestyle of 100 years or even 50 years aso but our health system infrastructure is much better now than then and peoples longevity proves that out.

The latest reports about the Avian Flu is that at least 62 people have been killed in the far east and the scary part of this stat is that almost half of the people that are becoming infected with the Avian Flu are dying from it. The people that have been infected so far are mostly people that work with livestock so their proximity to the flu is an important reason that they may have been infected.

Now that you know what the flu is and how bad it could be here are some tips to avoid the flu.

With the holidays coming Osha has the following info for travelers

GUIDANCE FOR TRAVELERS The CDC has issued precautions for travel to countries that are reporting outbreaks of avian influenza A (H5N1) in humans and animals. Currently, CDC does not recommend that the general public avoid travel to any of the countries affected by avian influenza A (H5N1). CDC has issued the following recommendations for travel to countries reporting human or animal cases of avian influenza A (H5N1):

Before you leave: Assemble a travel health kit containing basic first aid and medical supplies. Be sure to include a thermometer and alcohol-based hand rub for hand hygiene.

Educate yourself and others who may be traveling with you about influenza. Information about influenza is provided on CDC’s influenza website: (http://www.cdc.gov/flu/).

Be sure you are up to date with all your shots, and see your health-care provider at least 46 weeks before travel to get any additional shots or information you may need. CDC’s health recommendations for international travel are provided on CDC’s Travelers’ Health website: https://ift.tt/1D546Zl.

You may wish to check your health insurance plan or get additional insurance that covers medical evacuation in the event of illness. Information about medical evacuation services is provided on the U.S. Department of State website: https://ift.tt/2zmtHUQ. Identify in-country health-care resources in advance of your trip.

While you are in an area where avian influenza cases have been reported: At this time, CDC recommends that travelers to countries experiencing outbreaks of this disease in poultry should avoid areas with live poultry, such as live animal markets and poultry farms. Large amounts of the virus are known to be excreted in the droppings from infected birds.

As with other infectious illnesses, one of the most important and appropriate preventive practices is careful and frequent hand hygiene. Cleaning your hands often using either soap and water or waterless alcohol-based hand sanitizers removes potentially infectious materials from your skin and helps prevent disease transmission.

Influenza viruses are destroyed by heat; therefore, as a precaution, all foods from poultry, including eggs, should be thoroughly cooked.

If you develop respiratory symptoms or any illness that requires prompt medical attention, a U.S. consular officer can assist in locating appropriate medical services and informing family or friends. See this website for more information about what to do if you become ill while abroad https://ift.tt/2I3knYG. It is advisable that you defer further travel until you are free of symptoms.

After your return: Monitor your health for 10 days.

If you become ill with fever or respiratory symptoms during this 10-day period, consult a health-care provider. Before your visit to a health-care setting, tell the provider about your symptoms and recent travel so that he or she can be aware you have traveled to an area reporting avian influenza.

Information for health care providers wishing to test for or report cases of influenza A (H5N1) and SARS can be found at this website https://ift.tt/2zm6DWo

For anyone else to avoid the Avian flu it is important to stay out of contact from anyone that could carry the flu and there is some great information at the UK Health Agency. It is important to know that the flu shot, although very important for everyone, will not protect you from this strain of the flu so do not think that you are protected from Avian flu after your flu shot. Other things that are good to do are to make sure that you stay home when sick and always wash your hands to make sure that you do not start carrying any viruses or even let them infect you.

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[ruthellisneda]

How to avoid the Avian Flu

The Avian Flu is all over the news these days and I am amazed how so many people are not taking it seriously. Sure we all get flus every once in a while but this strain of the flu is much worse than usual flus.

Bird flu is an infection caused by avian influenza viruses. These flu viruses occur naturally among birds. Wild birds worldwide carry the viruses in their intestines, but usually do not get sick from them. However, bird flu is very contagious among birds and can make some domesticated birds, including chickens, ducks, and turkeys, very sick and kill them. The latest strain of the Avain Flu is designated H5N1 virus has been a flu that has mutated over the last few years and is now to the point of being passed over to humans and actually killing people. The US CDC has a page with some useful information about the flu and where it has come from. The last time that the world had a global epidemic of a flu otherwise known as a pandemic was in 1918. The Flu Pandemic of 1918 killed and estimated 50 million people worldwide. The world has had pandemics before and since but that 1918 pandemic was the biggest in recent history.

Now we have factors that make the spread of disease much easier and dangerous than back in the early 20th century. We have a much better transportation system, with cars and planes readily available all over the world. We also have a much higher concentration of people living in cities compared to rural populations of the 1900s And lastly our great pharmaceutical advances of the last 100 years have left people overmedicated and often much less resistant to disease because they have become resistant to the more common antibiotics such as penicillin that was so important in stopping disease 50 years ago or so. One factor that is up in the air to me is the lifestyles of people today compared to 100 years ago. As we all know people are a lot more sedentary now compared to the agrarian hard living lifestyle of 100 years or even 50 years aso but our health system infrastructure is much better now than then and peoples longevity proves that out.

The latest reports about the Avian Flu is that at least 62 people have been killed in the far east and the scary part of this stat is that almost half of the people that are becoming infected with the Avian Flu are dying from it. The people that have been infected so far are mostly people that work with livestock so their proximity to the flu is an important reason that they may have been infected.

Now that you know what the flu is and how bad it could be here are some tips to avoid the flu.

With the holidays coming Osha has the following info for travelers

GUIDANCE FOR TRAVELERS The CDC has issued precautions for travel to countries that are reporting outbreaks of avian influenza A (H5N1) in humans and animals. Currently, CDC does not recommend that the general public avoid travel to any of the countries affected by avian influenza A (H5N1). CDC has issued the following recommendations for travel to countries reporting human or animal cases of avian influenza A (H5N1):

Before you leave: Assemble a travel health kit containing basic first aid and medical supplies. Be sure to include a thermometer and alcohol-based hand rub for hand hygiene.

Educate yourself and others who may be traveling with you about influenza. Information about influenza is provided on CDC’s influenza website: (http://www.cdc.gov/flu/).

Be sure you are up to date with all your shots, and see your health-care provider at least 46 weeks before travel to get any additional shots or information you may need. CDC’s health recommendations for international travel are provided on CDC’s Travelers’ Health website: https://ift.tt/1D546Zl.

You may wish to check your health insurance plan or get additional insurance that covers medical evacuation in the event of illness. Information about medical evacuation services is provided on the U.S. Department of State website: https://ift.tt/2zmtHUQ. Identify in-country health-care resources in advance of your trip.

While you are in an area where avian influenza cases have been reported: At this time, CDC recommends that travelers to countries experiencing outbreaks of this disease in poultry should avoid areas with live poultry, such as live animal markets and poultry farms. Large amounts of the virus are known to be excreted in the droppings from infected birds.

As with other infectious illnesses, one of the most important and appropriate preventive practices is careful and frequent hand hygiene. Cleaning your hands often using either soap and water or waterless alcohol-based hand sanitizers removes potentially infectious materials from your skin and helps prevent disease transmission.

Influenza viruses are destroyed by heat; therefore, as a precaution, all foods from poultry, including eggs, should be thoroughly cooked.

If you develop respiratory symptoms or any illness that requires prompt medical attention, a U.S. consular officer can assist in locating appropriate medical services and informing family or friends. See this website for more information about what to do if you become ill while abroad https://ift.tt/2I3knYG. It is advisable that you defer further travel until you are free of symptoms.

After your return: Monitor your health for 10 days.

If you become ill with fever or respiratory symptoms during this 10-day period, consult a health-care provider. Before your visit to a health-care setting, tell the provider about your symptoms and recent travel so that he or she can be aware you have traveled to an area reporting avian influenza.

Information for health care providers wishing to test for or report cases of influenza A (H5N1) and SARS can be found at this website https://ift.tt/2zm6DWo

For anyone else to avoid the Avian flu it is important to stay out of contact from anyone that could carry the flu and there is some great information at the UK Health Agency. It is important to know that the flu shot, although very important for everyone, will not protect you from this strain of the flu so do not think that you are protected from Avian flu after your flu shot. Other things that are good to do are to make sure that you stay home when sick and always wash your hands to make sure that you do not start carrying any viruses or even let them infect you.

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[albertcaldwellne]

How to avoid the Avian Flu

The Avian Flu is all over the news these days and I am amazed how so many people are not taking it seriously. Sure we all get flus every once in a while but this strain of the flu is much worse than usual flus.

Bird flu is an infection caused by avian influenza viruses. These flu viruses occur naturally among birds. Wild birds worldwide carry the viruses in their intestines, but usually do not get sick from them. However, bird flu is very contagious among birds and can make some domesticated birds, including chickens, ducks, and turkeys, very sick and kill them. The latest strain of the Avain Flu is designated H5N1 virus has been a flu that has mutated over the last few years and is now to the point of being passed over to humans and actually killing people. The US CDC has a page with some useful information about the flu and where it has come from. The last time that the world had a global epidemic of a flu otherwise known as a pandemic was in 1918. The Flu Pandemic of 1918 killed and estimated 50 million people worldwide. The world has had pandemics before and since but that 1918 pandemic was the biggest in recent history.

Now we have factors that make the spread of disease much easier and dangerous than back in the early 20th century. We have a much better transportation system, with cars and planes readily available all over the world. We also have a much higher concentration of people living in cities compared to rural populations of the 1900s And lastly our great pharmaceutical advances of the last 100 years have left people overmedicated and often much less resistant to disease because they have become resistant to the more common antibiotics such as penicillin that was so important in stopping disease 50 years ago or so. One factor that is up in the air to me is the lifestyles of people today compared to 100 years ago. As we all know people are a lot more sedentary now compared to the agrarian hard living lifestyle of 100 years or even 50 years aso but our health system infrastructure is much better now than then and peoples longevity proves that out.

The latest reports about the Avian Flu is that at least 62 people have been killed in the far east and the scary part of this stat is that almost half of the people that are becoming infected with the Avian Flu are dying from it. The people that have been infected so far are mostly people that work with livestock so their proximity to the flu is an important reason that they may have been infected.

Now that you know what the flu is and how bad it could be here are some tips to avoid the flu.

With the holidays coming Osha has the following info for travelers

GUIDANCE FOR TRAVELERS The CDC has issued precautions for travel to countries that are reporting outbreaks of avian influenza A (H5N1) in humans and animals. Currently, CDC does not recommend that the general public avoid travel to any of the countries affected by avian influenza A (H5N1). CDC has issued the following recommendations for travel to countries reporting human or animal cases of avian influenza A (H5N1):

Before you leave: Assemble a travel health kit containing basic first aid and medical supplies. Be sure to include a thermometer and alcohol-based hand rub for hand hygiene.

Educate yourself and others who may be traveling with you about influenza. Information about influenza is provided on CDC’s influenza website: (http://www.cdc.gov/flu/).

Be sure you are up to date with all your shots, and see your health-care provider at least 46 weeks before travel to get any additional shots or information you may need. CDC’s health recommendations for international travel are provided on CDC’s Travelers’ Health website: https://ift.tt/1D546Zl.

You may wish to check your health insurance plan or get additional insurance that covers medical evacuation in the event of illness. Information about medical evacuation services is provided on the U.S. Department of State website: https://ift.tt/2zmtHUQ. Identify in-country health-care resources in advance of your trip.

While you are in an area where avian influenza cases have been reported: At this time, CDC recommends that travelers to countries experiencing outbreaks of this disease in poultry should avoid areas with live poultry, such as live animal markets and poultry farms. Large amounts of the virus are known to be excreted in the droppings from infected birds.

As with other infectious illnesses, one of the most important and appropriate preventive practices is careful and frequent hand hygiene. Cleaning your hands often using either soap and water or waterless alcohol-based hand sanitizers removes potentially infectious materials from your skin and helps prevent disease transmission.

Influenza viruses are destroyed by heat; therefore, as a precaution, all foods from poultry, including eggs, should be thoroughly cooked.

If you develop respiratory symptoms or any illness that requires prompt medical attention, a U.S. consular officer can assist in locating appropriate medical services and informing family or friends. See this website for more information about what to do if you become ill while abroad https://ift.tt/2I3knYG. It is advisable that you defer further travel until you are free of symptoms.

After your return: Monitor your health for 10 days.

If you become ill with fever or respiratory symptoms during this 10-day period, consult a health-care provider. Before your visit to a health-care setting, tell the provider about your symptoms and recent travel so that he or she can be aware you have traveled to an area reporting avian influenza.

Information for health care providers wishing to test for or report cases of influenza A (H5N1) and SARS can be found at this website https://ift.tt/2zm6DWo

For anyone else to avoid the Avian flu it is important to stay out of contact from anyone that could carry the flu and there is some great information at the UK Health Agency. It is important to know that the flu shot, although very important for everyone, will not protect you from this strain of the flu so do not think that you are protected from Avian flu after your flu shot. Other things that are good to do are to make sure that you stay home when sick and always wash your hands to make sure that you do not start carrying any viruses or even let them infect you.

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[neilmillerne]

How to avoid the Avian Flu

The Avian Flu is all over the news these days and I am amazed how so many people are not taking it seriously. Sure we all get flus every once in a while but this strain of the flu is much worse than usual flus.

Bird flu is an infection caused by avian influenza viruses. These flu viruses occur naturally among birds. Wild birds worldwide carry the viruses in their intestines, but usually do not get sick from them. However, bird flu is very contagious among birds and can make some domesticated birds, including chickens, ducks, and turkeys, very sick and kill them. The latest strain of the Avain Flu is designated H5N1 virus has been a flu that has mutated over the last few years and is now to the point of being passed over to humans and actually killing people. The US CDC has a page with some useful information about the flu and where it has come from. The last time that the world had a global epidemic of a flu otherwise known as a pandemic was in 1918. The Flu Pandemic of 1918 killed and estimated 50 million people worldwide. The world has had pandemics before and since but that 1918 pandemic was the biggest in recent history.

Now we have factors that make the spread of disease much easier and dangerous than back in the early 20th century. We have a much better transportation system, with cars and planes readily available all over the world. We also have a much higher concentration of people living in cities compared to rural populations of the 1900s And lastly our great pharmaceutical advances of the last 100 years have left people overmedicated and often much less resistant to disease because they have become resistant to the more common antibiotics such as penicillin that was so important in stopping disease 50 years ago or so. One factor that is up in the air to me is the lifestyles of people today compared to 100 years ago. As we all know people are a lot more sedentary now compared to the agrarian hard living lifestyle of 100 years or even 50 years aso but our health system infrastructure is much better now than then and peoples longevity proves that out.

The latest reports about the Avian Flu is that at least 62 people have been killed in the far east and the scary part of this stat is that almost half of the people that are becoming infected with the Avian Flu are dying from it. The people that have been infected so far are mostly people that work with livestock so their proximity to the flu is an important reason that they may have been infected.

Now that you know what the flu is and how bad it could be here are some tips to avoid the flu.

With the holidays coming Osha has the following info for travelers

GUIDANCE FOR TRAVELERS The CDC has issued precautions for travel to countries that are reporting outbreaks of avian influenza A (H5N1) in humans and animals. Currently, CDC does not recommend that the general public avoid travel to any of the countries affected by avian influenza A (H5N1). CDC has issued the following recommendations for travel to countries reporting human or animal cases of avian influenza A (H5N1):

Before you leave: Assemble a travel health kit containing basic first aid and medical supplies. Be sure to include a thermometer and alcohol-based hand rub for hand hygiene.

Educate yourself and others who may be traveling with you about influenza. Information about influenza is provided on CDC’s influenza website: (http://www.cdc.gov/flu/).

Be sure you are up to date with all your shots, and see your health-care provider at least 46 weeks before travel to get any additional shots or information you may need. CDC’s health recommendations for international travel are provided on CDC’s Travelers’ Health website: https://ift.tt/1D546Zl.

You may wish to check your health insurance plan or get additional insurance that covers medical evacuation in the event of illness. Information about medical evacuation services is provided on the U.S. Department of State website: https://ift.tt/2zmtHUQ. Identify in-country health-care resources in advance of your trip.

While you are in an area where avian influenza cases have been reported: At this time, CDC recommends that travelers to countries experiencing outbreaks of this disease in poultry should avoid areas with live poultry, such as live animal markets and poultry farms. Large amounts of the virus are known to be excreted in the droppings from infected birds.

As with other infectious illnesses, one of the most important and appropriate preventive practices is careful and frequent hand hygiene. Cleaning your hands often using either soap and water or waterless alcohol-based hand sanitizers removes potentially infectious materials from your skin and helps prevent disease transmission.

Influenza viruses are destroyed by heat; therefore, as a precaution, all foods from poultry, including eggs, should be thoroughly cooked.

If you develop respiratory symptoms or any illness that requires prompt medical attention, a U.S. consular officer can assist in locating appropriate medical services and informing family or friends. See this website for more information about what to do if you become ill while abroad https://ift.tt/2I3knYG. It is advisable that you defer further travel until you are free of symptoms.

After your return: Monitor your health for 10 days.

If you become ill with fever or respiratory symptoms during this 10-day period, consult a health-care provider. Before your visit to a health-care setting, tell the provider about your symptoms and recent travel so that he or she can be aware you have traveled to an area reporting avian influenza.

Information for health care providers wishing to test for or report cases of influenza A (H5N1) and SARS can be found at this website https://ift.tt/2zm6DWo

For anyone else to avoid the Avian flu it is important to stay out of contact from anyone that could carry the flu and there is some great information at the UK Health Agency. It is important to know that the flu shot, although very important for everyone, will not protect you from this strain of the flu so do not think that you are protected from Avian flu after your flu shot. Other things that are good to do are to make sure that you stay home when sick and always wash your hands to make sure that you do not start carrying any viruses or even let them infect you.

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[almajonesnjna]

How to avoid the Avian Flu

The Avian Flu is all over the news these days and I am amazed how so many people are not taking it seriously. Sure we all get flus every once in a while but this strain of the flu is much worse than usual flus.

Bird flu is an infection caused by avian influenza viruses. These flu viruses occur naturally among birds. Wild birds worldwide carry the viruses in their intestines, but usually do not get sick from them. However, bird flu is very contagious among birds and can make some domesticated birds, including chickens, ducks, and turkeys, very sick and kill them. The latest strain of the Avain Flu is designated H5N1 virus has been a flu that has mutated over the last few years and is now to the point of being passed over to humans and actually killing people. The US CDC has a page with some useful information about the flu and where it has come from. The last time that the world had a global epidemic of a flu otherwise known as a pandemic was in 1918. The Flu Pandemic of 1918 killed and estimated 50 million people worldwide. The world has had pandemics before and since but that 1918 pandemic was the biggest in recent history.

Now we have factors that make the spread of disease much easier and dangerous than back in the early 20th century. We have a much better transportation system, with cars and planes readily available all over the world. We also have a much higher concentration of people living in cities compared to rural populations of the 1900s And lastly our great pharmaceutical advances of the last 100 years have left people overmedicated and often much less resistant to disease because they have become resistant to the more common antibiotics such as penicillin that was so important in stopping disease 50 years ago or so. One factor that is up in the air to me is the lifestyles of people today compared to 100 years ago. As we all know people are a lot more sedentary now compared to the agrarian hard living lifestyle of 100 years or even 50 years aso but our health system infrastructure is much better now than then and peoples longevity proves that out.

The latest reports about the Avian Flu is that at least 62 people have been killed in the far east and the scary part of this stat is that almost half of the people that are becoming infected with the Avian Flu are dying from it. The people that have been infected so far are mostly people that work with livestock so their proximity to the flu is an important reason that they may have been infected.

Now that you know what the flu is and how bad it could be here are some tips to avoid the flu.

With the holidays coming Osha has the following info for travelers

GUIDANCE FOR TRAVELERS The CDC has issued precautions for travel to countries that are reporting outbreaks of avian influenza A (H5N1) in humans and animals. Currently, CDC does not recommend that the general public avoid travel to any of the countries affected by avian influenza A (H5N1). CDC has issued the following recommendations for travel to countries reporting human or animal cases of avian influenza A (H5N1):

Before you leave: Assemble a travel health kit containing basic first aid and medical supplies. Be sure to include a thermometer and alcohol-based hand rub for hand hygiene.

Educate yourself and others who may be traveling with you about influenza. Information about influenza is provided on CDC’s influenza website: (http://www.cdc.gov/flu/).

Be sure you are up to date with all your shots, and see your health-care provider at least 46 weeks before travel to get any additional shots or information you may need. CDC’s health recommendations for international travel are provided on CDC’s Travelers’ Health website: https://ift.tt/1D546Zl.

You may wish to check your health insurance plan or get additional insurance that covers medical evacuation in the event of illness. Information about medical evacuation services is provided on the U.S. Department of State website: https://ift.tt/2zmtHUQ. Identify in-country health-care resources in advance of your trip.

While you are in an area where avian influenza cases have been reported: At this time, CDC recommends that travelers to countries experiencing outbreaks of this disease in poultry should avoid areas with live poultry, such as live animal markets and poultry farms. Large amounts of the virus are known to be excreted in the droppings from infected birds.

As with other infectious illnesses, one of the most important and appropriate preventive practices is careful and frequent hand hygiene. Cleaning your hands often using either soap and water or waterless alcohol-based hand sanitizers removes potentially infectious materials from your skin and helps prevent disease transmission.

Influenza viruses are destroyed by heat; therefore, as a precaution, all foods from poultry, including eggs, should be thoroughly cooked.

If you develop respiratory symptoms or any illness that requires prompt medical attention, a U.S. consular officer can assist in locating appropriate medical services and informing family or friends. See this website for more information about what to do if you become ill while abroad https://ift.tt/2I3knYG. It is advisable that you defer further travel until you are free of symptoms.

After your return: Monitor your health for 10 days.

If you become ill with fever or respiratory symptoms during this 10-day period, consult a health-care provider. Before your visit to a health-care setting, tell the provider about your symptoms and recent travel so that he or she can be aware you have traveled to an area reporting avian influenza.

Information for health care providers wishing to test for or report cases of influenza A (H5N1) and SARS can be found at this website https://ift.tt/2zm6DWo

For anyone else to avoid the Avian flu it is important to stay out of contact from anyone that could carry the flu and there is some great information at the UK Health Agency. It is important to know that the flu shot, although very important for everyone, will not protect you from this strain of the flu so do not think that you are protected from Avian flu after your flu shot. Other things that are good to do are to make sure that you stay home when sick and always wash your hands to make sure that you do not start carrying any viruses or even let them infect you.

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