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 […]
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 […]
Coronavirus is a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as MERS and SARS. Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is a new strain that began it’s spread in China. Many of these strains have become deadly, particularly the H5 and H7 strains. The deadliest prior to COVID-19, […]
The best way to protect what you have is to not let anyone know that you have it. If everyone in your area knows that your home has medicine and supplies, they’re going to make a run on it. Be quiet about what you have. No one outside your home should know what’s in there. […]
Flu Shots and the Pandemic Standard flu shots for seasonal (normal) flu will not guard against a new pandemic strain of the flu virus because each new flu mutations have different DNA characteristics. For new strains it takes many months to develop and distribute a vaccine and during this time the new strain will most […]
A threat to the nation’s health is emerging that has potentially devastating implications. Covid-19 coronavirus is present in all states and continuing to spread. If the virus mutates to have an even greater fatality rate, the effect on the world population will be dramatic. More and more experts and even CDC officials are now openly […]
The electric washing machine and dryer are time and labor saving devices, but they’ve only been around for the masses for about 60 years. For thousands of years before that people had to do their laundry by hand. If you’re ever in a survival situation and don’t have the electricity or other resources needed to […]