Posted on 10/10/2005 9:32:26 PM PDT by Brian_Baldwin
If you search +”N95” +”mask” +”flu” from any of the popular internet search engines, you will find many providers of N95 masks. You can order such masks online. The demand for such masks is increasing, and of course you can fully expect supplies to be effected by such demand if/when the Avian influenza comes to the United States.
The CDC has some good information at: http://www.cdc.gov/flu/avian/professional/infect-control.htm … and they also recomment to use a fit-tested respirator, at least as protective as a National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)-approved N-95 filtering facepiece (i.e., disposable) respirator if entering a room where infection is active.
OSHA provides further information regarding which masks to use, and how to properly use them. This site goes into the aspects of industrial masks and respirators outside of the issue regarding Avian flu, but provides insight to use of masks and fitting: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/respiratory/
Other measures you can do now if you are concerned is to support politicians and legislation that tighten our out of control borders, especially the invasion of disease ridden illegal aliens from Mexico. You may also consider purchasing a firearm for protection of your family, during the Medieval ages when the plague hit there were cases of total panic and victims of such panic due to lack of armed self protection. The unlawful also often seek to advantage the collapse of order and policing when pandemic outbreaks occur, which often extends much further than looting and robbery of businesses.
Vaccines may not be effective because the influenza mutates even within short periods between human transmissions, and so an effective vaccine in one case may soon become ineffective for a later mutation. If the government stockpiles a particular vaccine for Avian influenza, it will likely be ineffective if/when an outbreak actually occurs. The H5N1 virus began in April 2005, but there are subtypes such as H9N2, and other bird flu virus subtypes any of which can mutate and become deadly. You cannot expect a vaccine purchased by the government in 2005 to be effective in 2006 against an Avian flu pandemic in California, Arizona, New Mexico or elsewhere. It is a constant "guessing game" regardin any "flu shot", science simply guessing what will be the cocktail to a specific flu or range of influenza. This is because a virus can change, even a specific flu because of subtypes, such that the "flu shot" is ineffective. If you think there have not been any outbreaks of Avian flu in North America with transmission to humans, you better check out the CDC link indicated because you would be wrong, there have been cases of human transmission of H7N3 in Canada, H7N2 in New York and cases of outbreaks within poultry in Texas, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey:
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/avian/outbreaks/us.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/avian/gen-info/avian-flu-humans.htm
We do not want to go the route of Y2K and dried food scams. But if a pandemic breaks out, you probably will not want to make regular visits to your local Safeway or any public market. In general practice, a safety supply of some food, canned tuna fish for example (please, no jokes about mercury poisoning) or other canned food dated with re-supply schedule for expiration, supply of water, etc., is always a good idea in regards to any disaster, and many who would be effected by the pandemic live in earthquake or hurricane areas in which preparation is recommended in general.
Keep basic medical supplies, including eye solutions, prescription, contact lens supplies, aspirin and fever reducers and such. Watch for expiration dates, and re-supply using an expiration schedule. All of this is obvious, but what may not have been obvious is the N95 mask. Again, demand at the time of a pandemic may outstrip supply, so you may consider acquiring a supply beforehand. This is not meant to be predictive of pandemic, nor doom and gloom. Simply a thought to consider among friends.
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"Other measures you can do now if you are concerned is to support politicians and legislation that tighten our out of control borders, especially the invasion of disease ridden illegal aliens from Mexico."
Disease ridden illegal aliens? So the 'legal' ones are not disease ridden..or do we test them when they come in legally?(the answer is no) This one sentence showed your extreme prejudice and frankly, ruined.. what would otherwise be a good 'article'. Your ignorance and prejudice is showing.Flame away...............
At least part of the answer to this one is DDT.
Great ideas----my stockpile would be peanut butter.
You are ridiculous. The bird flu is considered to be dangerous because birds carry it.
Why is that for every problem, your prescription is to kick out two illegal (preferably Mexican) aliens and then see how you are doing in the morning ?
The avian influenza problem is primarily in Asia right now - not in Mexico.
The possibility of this strain of AI spreading is not something to be laughed at - but neither is it something that should be used to promote political agendaes.
Migratory fowl is where most of the threat is from and there is not a bloody thing anyone can do about that.
At least part of the answer to this one is DDT.
You're not serious are you?
"Birds don't bite people and most people don't eat bird shit. The ONLY way that diseases move between birds and humans is through mosquitos.
At least part of the answer to this one is DDT."
Birds have been known to bite people. I have been bitten before by a seagul I hooked on a fishing trip. I was trying to release him and he bit the hell out of me and it bleed. Hawks and other raptors have been known to 'bite'..don't be silly. Read the papers dude..this virus could mutate and then spread human to human.
like this mask?
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Been watching this for a year now. Got the masks (N95 and N100) and always keep items well stocked for just this kind of thing.
Us lone crazy survivalists have to stick together dontchaknow.. :)
In some respects that is true, however if you are downwind of a bird pooping and that poop becomes "aerosolized" you breath it in.. and you are toast.
While I agree using DDT is part of the answer, your above statement is not true. There are many ways of mutation by which humans can become susceptible.
As to birds not biting people, I can only say you have probably not spent any times around birds.....particularly non-domesticated ones an particularly water fowl.
further more..your comment about people not eating bird shit...they do everyday! Read up on chicken processing plants!! I eat "Smart Chicken" now and nothing else. These are birds that do not go into the water baths with all of the fecal material. They are AIR DRIED individually. No growth hormones..no antibiotics, etc. wreck havoc on immune systems. Don't be stuck on stupid.
Good time to buy 3M stock
You've got that right. I remember my brother being bitten by a swan 40 years ago. Geese are also an especially nasty breed.....they literally will bite the hand that feeds them.
Beyond that.........any animal raised for food not kept in a barn/house 24/7 but that grazes/eats out in the open may very well be eating it........all one has to do is look at the windshield of their car to know that simple fact.
Sorry, I refuse to buy into the panic scenario that seems to have overtaken the media since they slowed up Katrina reports. Last year, they caused panic with the flu vaccine shortage. Then it was "old people can't the shots". Then it was "we have a surplus of vaccine because people aren't taking this seriously". It turned out the season wasn't as bad as previous ones.
I saw a physician on FOX's BOR show tonight who told the audience the key is "caution, not panic". I agree. It's like any other kind of flu...you take the usual precautions, if you get it, treat the symptoms and lay low.
Buying a mask with a respirator is a huge waste of money...LOL! Are you also recommending duct tape? COMMON SENSE is the key..NOT PANIC.
I know..and most of these birds are migratory. This is the key folks! I would not brush this off as 'enviromentalist lefist wacko BS'. You do so at your own peril. Think of the hunting season and all the birds we bring home during hunting season(most of them migratory from one continent to the other) Apparently, the migratory birds are immune..but they spread the stuff to domestic and commercial fowl farms and bingo..it spreads. Yuk! Can we get it frrom cleaning ducks, etc. we shoot during hunting season? I dunno.Does anyone at this point?
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