Uh-oh, could this be our next epidemic?

I'm going to make this a conspiracy.

The government is inventing the viruses and introducing them into people/population to kill off the young, old, weak.  Survival of the fittest.

The flu will not ever go away, and there will ALWAYS be new ones. The flu virus constantly mutates, even the 'normal' ones vary each year.

There is ALWAYS the possibility of another pandemic. That will also never go away, whether it's a flu or some other bug, it will happen.

The reality is that NO hospital in the US (or the rest of the world) will be able to handle that amount of patients, gov'ts. all over the globe will hoard/dole out food and meds, etc., WHEN it happens. There is nothing anyone can do besides making sure their own family is always prepared unless you choose to be at the mercy of the gov't. I don't worry about the next pandemic. We've got food, water, and just about anything else we will need if we aren't among the dead ~ and that applies whether it's a flu, a natural disaster, or any other catastrophic event. Everyone has that choice. Few make it, but it IS your choice.

Everything worries me and anything is a possibility, I truly want to know how these super viruses just all of a sudden pop up and kill people and cause this hysteria. Its weird to me.

Flu viruses mutate very quickly and easily. Sometimes I think the production of a new flu vaccine nearly every year may actually be helping the virus mutate and become more drug resistant. For years dr.'s over prescribed antibiotics and now we have things (super bugs) that are really resistant to available antibiotics. Sometimes in the effort to keep people from becoming ill with something, they end up with a stronger, more resistant form of the illness they were trying to prevent.

there are far worse things in this world that are right outside my door (shoot in my house!) that could kill me...a possible killer virus is not on my list of worries b/c chances are more likely that i die the next time i drive somewhere.

I am more concerned about a local man reported to have died of the plague here recently.

I am sorry he has not died but has been diagnosed with the plague. link

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/02/28/flu-was-not-the-real-killer-in-the-1918-pandemic.aspx

The great bird flu hoax has been around since 1918?!?! WHAT!!!

 

At this point I am far more concerned about the increase in gang/gun violence in my neighborhood.

I try not to worry about the various viral illnesses floating around unless it becomes necessary.