| This article will hopefully help you to
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| | know how severe a pandemic will be until
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| better understand the threat of a
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| | it begins.
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| pandemic influenza outbreak. We see lots
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| | Why should we be prepared for the
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| of news reports on bird flu and
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| | potential of a pandemic? In the last
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| pandemics, but the truth is that we don't
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| | century there were three influenza
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| know if H5N1 will mutate to cause the
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| | pandemics. All of them were called
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| next influenza pandemic, or if it will be
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| | pandemics because of their worldwide
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| something else. We also don't know if it
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| | spread and because they were caused by a
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| will happen next year, 5 years from now
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| | new influenza virus. The 1918 pandemic
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| or 30 years. We only know that it will
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| | was especially severe. The 1918-1919
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| happen again. No one can predict how
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| | pandemic, often referred to as the
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| severe the next pandemic will be or when
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| | Spanish Flu, was the most severe. It
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| it will occur, but being prepared now may
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| | caused at least 675,000 U.S. deaths and
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| help lower the impact of an influenza
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| | up to 50 million deaths worldwide. The
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| pandemic on you and your family. I am
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| | 1957-1958 pandemic was only moderately
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| going to give you some commonsense
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| | severe, and it caused at least 70,000
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| actions you can take now in preparing
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| | U.S. deaths and 1-2 million deaths
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| your family for a pandemic.
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| | worldwide. Lastly, the 1968-1969
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| What is a pandemic? An influenza (flu)
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| | pandemic, dubbed the swine flu because it
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| pandemic is a worldwide outbreak of a flu
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| | was believed to have originated in pigs,
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| disease that occurs when a new type of
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| | was the least severe of the three we saw
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| influenza virus appears that people have
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| | in the last 100 years, still caused at
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| not been exposed to before (or have not
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| | least 34,000 U.S. deaths and 700,000
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| been exposed to in a long time). The
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| | deaths worldwide.
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| pandemic virus can cause serious illness
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| | The effects of a pandemic can be lessened
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| because people do not have immunity to
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| | if you prepare ahead of time. Preparing
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| the new virus. Pandemics are different
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| | for any disaster will help bring peace of
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| from seasonal outbreaks of influenza that
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| | mind and confidence to deal with a
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| we see every year. Seasonal influenza is
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| | pandemic.
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| caused by influenza virus types to which
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| | When a pandemic starts, everyone around
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| people have already been exposed. Its
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| | the world could be at risk. The United
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| impact on society is less severe than a
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| | States has been working closely with
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| pandemic, and influenza vaccines (flu
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| | other countries and the World Health
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| shots and nasal-spray vaccine) are
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| | Organization (WHO) to strengthen systems
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| available to help prevent widespread
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| | to detect outbreaks of influenza that
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| illness from seasonal flu.
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| | might cause a pandemic.
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| Influenza pandemics are different from
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| | A pandemic would touch every aspect of
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| many of the other major public health and
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| | society, so every part of society must
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| health care threats facing our country
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| | begin to prepare. All have roles in the
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| and the world. A pandemic will last much
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| | event of a pandemic. Federal, state,
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| longer than most flu outbreaks and may
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| | tribal, and local governments are
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| include "waves" of influenza activity
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| | developing, improving, and testing their
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| that last 6-8 weeks separated by months.
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| | plans for an influenza pandemic.
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| The number of health care workers and
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| | Businesses, schools, universities, and
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| first responders able to work may be
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| | other faith-based and community
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| reduced. Public health officials will not
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| | organizations are also preparing plans.
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