The big news this Thanksgiving is that you don't have to worry about bird flu in your turkey dinner.? Still, you can avoid some of the more "vanilla" kinds of flu bugs and sore throats by following the same advice that they're giving in the far east to prevent the spread of "bird flu!"? It seems a little less exciting but it sure is a lot more peaceful.? The fear-mongering about the bird flu has been just a little "over-the-top" in my opinion.? The experts are beginning to re-evaluate their publid discourse and are tempering their talk with common sense ideas to prevent transmission of deadly or simply bothersome infections.? Wash your hands!
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=healthNews&storyID=2005-11-21T134551Z_01_RID137846_RTRUKOC_0_US-BIRDFLU-BASICS.xml
"It's very glamorous to talk about (antiviral drug) Tamiflu and vaccines, but actually, wash your hands, cover your mouth when you sneeze, then wash your hands," Sian Griffiths, director of Hong Kong's School of Public Health at the Chinese University, told Reuters in an interview.
"It is really basic, it's a bug that spreads like any other bug," she said. Griffiths was part of an international committee of experts which examined what went wrong in Hong Kong during the SARS epidemic in 2003, which killed early 300 people here and 800 worldwide.
I love turkey.? I'm so happy to know that we can celebrate a fearless Thanksgiving the good old-fashioned way!? I pray for a wonderful holiday for all of our friends!? Blessings to you!
