What to do so as not to be victimed of Avian Flu?

[candy]

Hello everyone, I am new here and I am sorry if I am posting in the wrong section…the thing is that I don’t know where to post this. Do you think that we are still exposed to Avian Flu? I don’t know why I am still scared of it. We aren’t yet on the safe side from what I read:

Cumbria helps keep out threat of bird flu
NW Evening Mail, UK - 13 hours ago
... with migratory ducks and geese, which are considered by experts to be at a higher risk of contracting the avian flu virus compared to other birds. ...

Indonesian man hospitalized for suspected bird flu
Xinhua, China - Sep 3, 2007
3 (Xinhua) -- A 33-year-old man from the Indonesian province of Riau is suspected of having bird flu and being treated at an isolated room in a local ...

FAO helping Bali eradicate bird flu
Jakarta Post, Indonesia - Sep 2, 2007
"Officials of the three agencies have already attended a coordinating meeting to take precautionary steps to avoid the bird flu virus from spreading further ...

Russia confirms H5N1 bird flu strain at poultry farm
Reuters AlertNet, UK - Sep 4, 2007
MOSCOW, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Russia's animal and plant health watchdog said on Tuesday the H5N1 strain of bird flu had been identified at a poultry farm in ...

What must we do so as not to be victimed of Avian Flu?? Will Tamiflu or Relenza help as antiviral??

[clover green]

Hi Candy, I don't really know what to say about this, as I'm not up to speed with the correct info & data, but try not to worry too much about this avain flu. Besides, things seem pretty steady in this country atm.

[Gill Catton]

Originally Posted by candy

Hello everyone, I am new here and I am sorry if I am posting in the wrong section…the thing is that I don’t know where to post this. Do you think that we are still exposed to Avian Flu? I don’t know why I am still scared of it. We aren’t yet on the safe side from what I read:

Source: Bird Flu - Are You Prepared?

What must we do so as not to be victimed of Avian Flu?? Will Tamiflu or Relenza help as antiviral??

carry on in your normal life and worry more about car safety, standard flu and the myriad of other things that are a bigger risk to your health.

I really geniunely think you have very little to worry about. Apparently more people have died in Britain from testing 9v batteries on their tongue than have died in the entire world from H5N1 bird flu and most if not all of those have been poultry workers dealing directly with birds if that's not your job I'd suggest you're in the clear.

[candy]

Thanks everyone for your help...I feel less stressed and more assured now...

[Coley]

Hi Candy, welcome to WAB.
I think life is too short to worrie about what could make it shorter.
Chill out

[naturelover]

well said coley.

[paulchandler6]

Originally Posted by Gill Catton

Apparently more people have died in Britain from testing 9v batteries on their tongue than have died in the entire world from H5N1 bird flu and most if not all of those have been poultry workers dealing directly with birds if that's not your job I'd suggest you're in the clear.

Exactly that. I feel the news media has hyped this up so much that its got a lot of people scared. Just carry on as normal like the rest of us. Take care.

[Meles meles]

Originally Posted by paulchandler6

Exactly that. I feel the news media has hyped this up so much that its got a lot of people scared. Just carry on as normal like the rest of us. Take care.

Absolutely 100% agree, look at the recent so called outbreaks of tb in dorking for example or chessington at that matter.

[Paul mabbott]

Stay away from turkey farms?

[ron1863]

Good advice from Paul. I would only worry if I was in regular contact with Chickens or Turkeys or worked on one of those fowl concentration camps.

[coasty]

Stop reading alarmist newspapers and watching TV and Oh dont listen to the radio,,,,

[Jez]

& if your superstitious through some salt over your shoulder?

Only kidding a warm welcome to WAB Candy. Sound advice from everyone above