Friday, September 15, 2006

How the Bird Flu Pandemic May Spread

Just how do influenza pandemics break out and what can we expect from the H5N1 or avian flu version? What might the short and long term consequences look like? Here is a Bird Flu scenario based on historical facts and well-educated guesses from experts. Be aware and Before the Bird Flu gets here prepare. Lee tried to stifle a sneeze but couldn’t. Invisible to the naked eye, a cloud of almost five thousand virus-filled droplets launched into the air at some 150 km/ hour or roughly 100 mph. Some passengers in the wide-body Airbus frowned. The Hong Kong to London flight was long and no one wanted to catch a cold.

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Lee planned to fill every waking moment of his stay in London. A concert at the Millennium Dome, dinners at some of the finest hotels, shopping in crowded malls – "What a chance," Lee thought. All he had to concentrate on was a few hours in front of the International Board. It was his job to present sales trends in China to the bosses who were also winging it towards Heathrow, one of the world’s busiest airports. "The global executives will get only good news from me," figured Lee. "Pity I don’t feel better …"to be continued....

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