Some people don’t realize that having the supplies to survive a pandemic is different from the ones that you need to survive a SHTF crisis that doesn’t involve illness. For example, you know that you should have at least a gallon of water per day on hand for each person in your house. However, when […]
To combat a coronavirus epidemic, the following should be considered and done: The single most important thing than can be done for an epidemic, such as coronavirus, is to have well-prepared local health care systems. People should be prepared in ways that are sustainable and will remain useful even if the epidemic does not occur. […]
Yes, we’re being told there is a second wave of Covid-19. It might not seem so noticeable since we are still well within the first wave of Covid-19 and the second wave may only moderately raise the infection levels that we’re accustomed to seeing every day. Of course, the numbers being reported are highly suspect. […]
Coronavirus… Covid-19…. You have probably gotten tired of hearing about it in the news. The fact is, it’s been disastrous as it spread across the earth. Tens of thousands of people have died and millions more infected. Borders have been closed, businesses closed, millions thrown into unemployment, and draconian mask and social distancing mandates everywhere. […]
Hand sanitizers, medical masks and thermometers are some of the products flying off the shelf as people stock up in reaction to a worsening outbreak of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. You might have to brave long lines and empty shelves looking for these items that you should already have in your […]
You don’t want to rely on just one source when it comes to keeping up to date. There is certainly an abundance of social media posts that are completely bogus. You’ve got to do your due diligence. Some news organizations could have information that other ones don’t. While the mainstream media generally reports and tracks […]
Bird flu is a disease caused by a specific type of avian (bird) influenza virus, the so-called H5N1 virus. This virus was first discovered in birds in China in 1997 and since then has infected 125 people in Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, and Indonesia, killing 64 of them. It is spread by infected migratory birds (including […]
In case of an influenza outbreak, Avian Influenza or Bird Flu, TB, SARS, Ebola and Small Pox or something like novel coronavirus, one important piece of personal protection might also seem like the least obvious: a proper respirator. One of the most affordable types of general-purpose respirator masks is known by its National Institute for […]
During a disease outbreak, you may need to quarantine your family to keep disease from entering into your home. The CDC now calls this “containment” instead of quarantine. Whatever term used, the idea is to isolate sick people or isolate yourself from the sick. You may also encounter a situation where you have a sick […]
2019-20 SARS-CoV-2 Covid-19 pandemic The Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic is an ongoing pandemic first identified in Wuhan, Hubei, China, in December 2019, and eventually officially declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11 March 2020. According to Johns Hopkins University, as of May 5, 2020, more than 3,610,066 cases of COVID-19 have been […]