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10-17-2005, 10:08 PM
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WE KEEP HEARING THERE'S NO VACCINE DEVELOPED YET TO PREVENT THE BIRD FLU - AND NO MEDICINE TO TREAT IT.
SO, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN DO AT HOME TO PROTECT YOUR FAMILY?
MEDICAL REPORTER KATHY FOWLER JOINS US WITH THIS STORY.
Kathy Fowler on set:
EXPERTS SAY THE BIRD FLU IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD TO PARTS OF EUROPE, BUT THE BIGGEST THREAT OF IT MUTATING TO A HUMAN VIRUS REMAINS IN ASIA, NOT AMERICA.
THERE'S NO REASON TO PANIC, BUT PLENTY OF REASONS TO BE PREPARED TO PROTECT YOURSELF IF THE SITUATION CHANGES.
Story script:
AS U.S. HEALTH OFFICIALS TRAVEL TO EUROPE AND ASIA FOR SURVEILLANCE AND CONTAINMENT OF A POSSIBLE AVIAN FLU OUTBREAK IN HUMANS. DOCTORS HERE AT HOME SAY THERE ARE SOME SMALL STEPS AMERICANS CAN TAKE TO HELP PROTECT THEMSELVES.
FOR ONE, GET A FLU SHOT - WHILE IT WON'T PROTECT AGAINST THE AVIAN FLU, IT IS HELPFUL FOR OTHER REASONS.
Dr. Shmuel Shoham: "If you had the flu shot then you are less likely to get the flu, then avian flu were it to come here doctors and health care professionals know what you have. There would be that many less people getting respiratory due to regular old influenza.
FAMILIES SHOULD ALSO MAKE SURE THEIR EMERGENCY SUPPLY KITS ARE UP TO DATE.
Dr. Shoham: "I think this is a good time to be preparing about a variety different emergencies. Having a few days supply of things you might need if you weren't allowed to leave the house, or couldn't leave the house would be a good thing to do
BOTH THE REGULAR FLU AND BIRD FLU ARE CONTAGIOUS - SO IT'S IMPORTANT PEOPLE STAY HOME AND NOT EXPOSE OTHERS TO THE VIRUS. THAT MEANS BEFORE ANY FLU STRAIN HITS, STOCK UP ON CANNED GOODS, WATER, AND PLENTY OF OVER THE COUNTER MEDICINES LIKE TYLENOL AND ROBITUSSIN.
AND OF COURSE, AN EXTRA SUPPLY OF ANY PRESCRIPTION MEDICINE.
DOCTORS ALSO RECOMMEND HAVING ALCOHOL GEL, LATEX GLOVES AND A BREATHING MASK ON HAND TO REDUCE THE RISK OF THE FLU SPREADING FROM ONE FAMILY MEMBER TO ANOTHER.
Kathy Fowler on set:
THE U.S. GOVERNMENT IS TALKING WITH DRUG AND VACCINE MAKERS TO STEP UP PRODUCTION OF ANTI-VIRAL DRUGS IN THE EVENT THE VIRUS REACHES AMERICA. RIGHT NOW FRANCE AND BRITAIN HAVE 14 MILLION DOSES STOCKPILED - THE U.S. ONLY HAS 2 MILLION DOSES AVAILABLE.
http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/1005/269573.html
WE KEEP HEARING THERE'S NO VACCINE DEVELOPED YET TO PREVENT THE BIRD FLU - AND NO MEDICINE TO TREAT IT.
SO, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN DO AT HOME TO PROTECT YOUR FAMILY?
MEDICAL REPORTER KATHY FOWLER JOINS US WITH THIS STORY.
Kathy Fowler on set:
EXPERTS SAY THE BIRD FLU IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD TO PARTS OF EUROPE, BUT THE BIGGEST THREAT OF IT MUTATING TO A HUMAN VIRUS REMAINS IN ASIA, NOT AMERICA.
THERE'S NO REASON TO PANIC, BUT PLENTY OF REASONS TO BE PREPARED TO PROTECT YOURSELF IF THE SITUATION CHANGES.
Story script:
AS U.S. HEALTH OFFICIALS TRAVEL TO EUROPE AND ASIA FOR SURVEILLANCE AND CONTAINMENT OF A POSSIBLE AVIAN FLU OUTBREAK IN HUMANS. DOCTORS HERE AT HOME SAY THERE ARE SOME SMALL STEPS AMERICANS CAN TAKE TO HELP PROTECT THEMSELVES.
FOR ONE, GET A FLU SHOT - WHILE IT WON'T PROTECT AGAINST THE AVIAN FLU, IT IS HELPFUL FOR OTHER REASONS.
Dr. Shmuel Shoham: "If you had the flu shot then you are less likely to get the flu, then avian flu were it to come here doctors and health care professionals know what you have. There would be that many less people getting respiratory due to regular old influenza.
FAMILIES SHOULD ALSO MAKE SURE THEIR EMERGENCY SUPPLY KITS ARE UP TO DATE.
Dr. Shoham: "I think this is a good time to be preparing about a variety different emergencies. Having a few days supply of things you might need if you weren't allowed to leave the house, or couldn't leave the house would be a good thing to do
BOTH THE REGULAR FLU AND BIRD FLU ARE CONTAGIOUS - SO IT'S IMPORTANT PEOPLE STAY HOME AND NOT EXPOSE OTHERS TO THE VIRUS. THAT MEANS BEFORE ANY FLU STRAIN HITS, STOCK UP ON CANNED GOODS, WATER, AND PLENTY OF OVER THE COUNTER MEDICINES LIKE TYLENOL AND ROBITUSSIN.
AND OF COURSE, AN EXTRA SUPPLY OF ANY PRESCRIPTION MEDICINE.
DOCTORS ALSO RECOMMEND HAVING ALCOHOL GEL, LATEX GLOVES AND A BREATHING MASK ON HAND TO REDUCE THE RISK OF THE FLU SPREADING FROM ONE FAMILY MEMBER TO ANOTHER.
Kathy Fowler on set:
THE U.S. GOVERNMENT IS TALKING WITH DRUG AND VACCINE MAKERS TO STEP UP PRODUCTION OF ANTI-VIRAL DRUGS IN THE EVENT THE VIRUS REACHES AMERICA. RIGHT NOW FRANCE AND BRITAIN HAVE 14 MILLION DOSES STOCKPILED - THE U.S. ONLY HAS 2 MILLION DOSES AVAILABLE.
http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/1005/269573.html