"Pandemic: A Possible Look at the Future"

BBC has produced a 1hr. 28 min. "docu-drama" entitled "Pandemic: A Possible Look at the Future".

It shows how one individual, infected with the H5N1 virus, could affect every nation on earth within a matter of weeks. It makes the plausibility of such an event very real.

The documentary portion of this video uses the latest scientific research, presented by experts in the field, to explain how the virus operates, how it mutates, and how we are at risk.

The dramatization shows in a powerful way how realistic the threat is, and how ill-prepared we are at present.

If you take the time to watch the video at the following URL you will have a clear picture of what we are facing:

http://www.video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7443717071229476088&q=pandemic+duration%3Along&total=73&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=5

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Look After Yourself

During an influenza pandemic, demand for health care services will increase at the same time as health care workers are ill with influenza themselves or are staying home to look after sick family members.

Most people who get influenza will not be sick enough to require medical care and can be looked after at home.

For more information check the following link: http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=look+after+yourself+-+vancouver+coastal+health&btnG=Google+Search&meta=

Source:

Vancouver Costal Health

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Indonesia – 80% fatality rate update

The Ministry of Health of Indonesia has announced a new case of human infection of H5N1 avian influenza. A 17-year-old female from Tangerang District, in Banten Province developed symptoms on 9 August , was hospitalized on 13 August and died in hospital on 14 August . Her source of exposure is currently under investigation.

Of the 104 cases confirmed to date in Indonesia, 83 have been fatal.

Source:

World Health Organization http://www.who.int/csr/don/2007_08_16/en/index.html

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