NewsHour Extra: Health Officials Prepare for Bird Flu Pandemic -- October 12, 2005
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NewsHour Extra: Health Officials Prepare for Bird Flu Pandemic -- October 12, 2005
... avian flu threat and preparation efforts. 10. ... the need for future precautions to prepare for a deadly flu. 04.13. ... Prepare For Bird Flu Pandemic ...
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Health leaders prepare for bird flu pandemic - Bird Flu - MSNBC.com
World health leaders meeting to discuss strategies to fight bird flu emphasized Monday that preventing the disease from mutating was as important as developing new ...
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APA Help Center - Disasters & Terrorism - "Preparing for Bird Flu"
... the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic, the approach for bird flu will more likely ... These same steps can help you and your family prepare for any bird flu outbreak. ...
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USATODAY.com - Health experts prepare for bird flu pandemic
... to fight the spread of bird flu emphasized Monday that preventing the disease ... on bird flu, caused a stir last month when he warned that a pandemic could kill ...
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HEALTH OFFICIALS PREPARE FOR BIRD FLU PANDEMIC
HEALTH OFFICIALS PREPARE FOR BIRD FLU PANDEMIC. October 12, 2005 ... Michael Leavitt, is traveling to Southeast Asia, where the avian or bird flu ...
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Bird Flu Smart-Preparation Information and Kits
Pandemic preparedness products and disease prevention education. It's easy to prepare with personal protective equipment that meets CDC and NIOSH standards. ...
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ABC News: Bush Says Billions Needed to Prepare for Bird Flu
There is no bird flu pandemic now, but President Bush said today America needs to start preparing for one. ... "If we wait for a pandemic to appear, it will ...
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Common-Sense Steps Are Best Bets for Preparing for Bird Flu - Health - RedOrbit
... riveted watching ''Fatal Contact,'' the TV miniseries on a bird flu pandemic. ... Pandemic preparation can also assist national, state and local communities in ...
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Bird Flu Preparation and Planning. Surviving a Bird Flu Pandemic.
Surviving the bird flu pandemic. Bird Flu preparation and planning means ... Helpful Bird Flu Links. Prepare for Bird Flu!" " Optimize Your Immune System" ...
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PandemicFlu.gov
Official U.S. government Web site for information on pandemic flu and avian influenza.
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NewsHour Extra: Health Officials Prepare for Bird Flu Pandemic -- October 12, 2005
Influenza, commonly known as flu, is an infectious disease of birds and mammals caused by RNA viruses of the family Orthomyxoviridae (the influenza viruses). In humans, common symptoms of influenza are fever, sore throat, muscle pains, severe headache, coughing, weakness and general discomfort. In more serious cases, influenza causes pneumonia, which can be fatal, particularly in young children and the elderly. Sometimes confused with the common cold, influenza is a much more severe disease and is caused by a different type of virus. Although nausea and vomiting can be produced, especially in children,[1] these symptoms are more characteristic of the unrelated gastroenteritis, which is sometimes called "stomach flu" or "24-hour flu."
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