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 […]
Unfortunately, illnesses don’t care about disasters. They’ll keep coming at you regardless of whether or not you’re in an emergency situation. Few people take into consideration that when disasters hit, there won’t be access to the same level of medical care or prescriptions. You’ll want to start now and learn how to store antibiotics for […]
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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]