Ebola was a crisis because of the sheer number of deaths the latest outbreak has caused. Experts told us not to worry, that there’s virtually no chance the outbreak will spread to other countries. Perhaps what they meant was no other countries will face the epidemic like the one being experienced in its country of […]
With all the threats of war and financial collapse, it’s easy to overlook another disastrous threat that needs to be addressed – global health threats. If war or a natural disaster doesn’t get us, a devastating disease might. We have a long history of global health threats: Coronavirus, the AIDS epidemic, the Black Plague in […]
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. These systems in America have been deteriorating for years and that was apparent with the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak. Corporate owned hospitals […]
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 […]
“Don’t panic the masses” is the goal of government health officials. In 2014 it was Ebola. The latest life threatening virus outbreak in 2020 is the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that started in Wuhan, China. The respiratory infection quickly spreading across China and around the globe including the United States. Like the Ebola outbreak in 2014, health […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]