Tiny Terrors Terrorize Mankind Again! Who's Defending You?
That dreaded virtually invisible army of monsters is ready to
wage war on mankind again this fall. Observed only through an
electron microscope, cold and flu virus troops advance -
menacingly. No, not a fertile science fiction plot, but rather a
medical science fact. A harsh and brutal reality that we face
every year of our lives.
In an ordinary cold and flu season these ravenous, ruthless
sub-microscopic invaders will claim between 250 000 to 500 000
lives across the planet, and infect billions more with myriad
illnesses. Archives of Internal Medicine reports that the cost
of the cold to the U.S. economy is $40 billion a year, and
probably 3 times that worldwide.
Will this be an average year? We can only hope and pray, as this
time the human race faces an even more ominous onslaught. The
bird flu or avian influenza has engorged the ranks of this ever
expanding, ever mutating virus force.
Professor Mackenzie, a member of the World Health Organisation's
Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network warned: " ...Such a
virus is suspected to have caused the 1918-1919 influenza
outbreak which killed about 40 million people - 1.5 per cent of
the world's population at the time...We're closer to a flu
pandemic than we have been for many years...If it happens in
Beijing today, it'll be in New York tomorrow..."
So How Do You Protect You And Your Family?
The WHO and CDC work in concert to provide the flu vaccine. It
makes sense to get immunized. Always consult your doctor first,
as some people are at risk from the vaccine.
Stay abreast of the latest cold and flu news, and visit the WHO
and CDC websites for helpful advice and guidance.
Investigate the latest antiviral drugs available. Tamiflu