Don't touch your face so much!



Unfortunately, the more you think about not touching your face,

the more you will want to rub an itch.



Nose: Reach for a tissue when itch ing at your nose .



Mouth: Refrain from picking your teeth with your fingers.



Ears: Resist scratching at your ear with your fingers



Eyes: Avoid rubbing eyes with fingers. Pink eye is painful

enough, but A vian flu is deadly, and the gateway to both is

from your fingers to your eyes. If you have allergies, know

that rubbing eyes only produces more histamines, which will

make your eyes even more itchy! Take your medication, use

eye drops or try blinking your eyes several times to allow the

natural process to sooth your eyes. Going to sleep is another

way to allow the natural lubrication to work its magic.





If you must rub, choose the finger knuckle, which is the cleanest

part of your hand.





#4: Keep away from fomites!



Fomites are objects or materials that are likely to carry infection,

such as clothes, utensils, and furniture. Nitrile gloves can help

you prevent exposure to fomites; however, they aren't always

practical.







Avoid touching public door knobs, elevator buttons, and

public phones . P articularly, w ash hands as soon as possible

after touching door knobs! This presents a problem in public

rest rooms, but you can use paper towels or allow other to

open the door for you. While door knobs are particularly dirty

place for germs and viruses to hang out,







Bring your own pens and pencils. D o not sign documents

with shared pens or pencils. Kids should not share pencils at

school. When signing debit or credit card with electric

signature, do not use the shared writing tool. Stash a tablet

pen in your purse or pocket.







Avoid shared pens , pencils magazines and books,

particularly in offices, libraries and schools.







Do n't borrow cell phones and tablets (and don't lend

yours). Keep your germs to yourself.







Wash hands after using the following public surfaces:



Escalator rails, stairway rails and bathroom rails



Light switches



Picnic tables, restaurant tables, mall and cafeteria tables



Shopping carts and baskets



Avoid public bathrooms at airports especially. If you

ignored #1, then by all means, at least avoid the airport

bathrooms and all public rest rooms. Do your business

at home.







Know where germs hide in the office. Around the office,

beware germs hide on the following surfaces:



work desk surfaces



keyboard and mouse



copy machine / fax machine



coffee pot handles







#5: Do not fly commercial airlines, avoid airports,

cruise ships.





Why risk Avian at the source during an extreme pandemic? If a

major outbreak occurs, avoid the major traffic source for disease

carriers by avoiding the airports and cruise ships altogether. Don't

travel abroad if Avian Flu pandemic is imminent. Don't go to the

airports. Yes, this is an extreme list of Avian flu prevention

measures!







#6: Employ good hand hygiene.



Wear

Nitrile gloves

in extreme situations and especially so when

there is an Avian flu outbreak in your area.



As with any pandemic, wash hands frequently, use hand wipes

and alcohol-based hand sanitizers:







Wash hands frequently. Pathogens can make their way

from your finger tips to your body cavities or cuts and sores.

Employ effective hand washing using guidelines from the

World Health Organization.







Hand w ipes are useful in your purse, pocket, drawer or glove

compartment for the many times when your hands feel

germy. They are ideal to wrap around grocery carts to avoid

germs as well.







Hand sanitizers: Forget what you may have heard about

overuse of antibacterial products - a few seconds of an

alcohol-based hand sanitizer is as effective as ordinary hand

washing. A l cohol breaks down bacteria differently than

antibiotics , so they are perfectly acceptable. You may like a

natural based hand sanitizer s .







Avoid shaking hands. Instead of shaking hands do the fist

bump! Don't touch other people's hands. Do not extend your

hand for a germy shake at the office or especially while at a

hospital. Shaking hands is more risky than touching a toilet

with your bare hands! Just tell the other person that your

hands are a bit sweaty, sticky or simply provide a friendly

wave and call it good.







#7: Cover all cuts and open sores.



Even a paper cut could create a gateway for Avian Flu. Employ

finger cots and bandages as a barrier to point of entry. Finger

cots, pictured immediate left, are available in bulk for just a few

dollars and with free shipping.







#8: Stay Hydrated.



The more elevated the fluids in your body today, the better you

will be able to deal with the invasive threat should Avian flu enter

your body. If you should get the flu, get hydrated immediately, so

you don't need to go to the emergency rooms and risk getting

Avian flu.

RecoverORS

, pictured right, is adult clinical rehydration

powder for food poisoning, hangover and diarrhea.



Stock up on water for pandemic. Many people do not realize that

a pandemic could stop the water supply as workers fail to show

up for work.





#9: Drop your shoes and purse, backpack or

briefcase at the door.



When you come home, contain the germs from the outside world

which collect on your shoes, to a specific location. Set the shoes

outside or have a box or tray for the shoes to collect. You can

spray a disinfectant on them as an extra measure of protection.

Likewise, drop your purse in a consistent location, as it may have

been exposed to germy places, such as the public bathrooms.



Boot covers

, right, also help protect in quarantine.







#10: Keep three to six feet from strangers and

anyone potentially exposed to Avian flu.



Avoid close contact with strangers and those who may be

infected. The definition of "Close Contact"is six feet, so stay six

feet away from infected people. Consider also staying away from

strangers. In extreme situations, you must stay away from the

sick or those who may have been exposed to the sick, but since

you don't know who is sick then just keep your distance from

people in general.





#11: Use Bleach / disinfecting: Keep clean the places

germs gather in your home.



Stock up on bleach, including Ultra

Clorox Germicidal Bleach

, as

well as Bleach

germicidal wipes

, pictured right. Disinfect

environmental surfaces or objects contaminated with blood, other

body fluids, using a 0.5% chlorine solution or a solution

containing 5 000 ppm available free chlorine), a standard hospital

detergents disinfectant.

Sodium

hypochlorite (bleach)

, has been

effective in inactivating the virus on pig and monkey farms,

according to the World Health Organization. Clorox Germicidal

Bleach, pictured immediate right, has 61,500 ppm sodium

hypochlorite (6.15 percent).







Regularly clean key traffic areas in your home including :



kitchen sink



bathroom sink (actually more germy than your toilet)



toilet, toilet seat and toilet handles



door handles



garbage can



refrigerator door



light switches



telephones



remotes



tablets, computers, computer keyboards and mice







Important note about disinfecting for A vian flu :



N ever dry sweep with a broom .



Do not shake r ags holding dust .



Do not spray o r fog with disinfectant, as the aerosol is a

potentially dangerous practice that has no proven

disease control benefit.



Start your cleaning from the cleanest area to the dirty

area to avoid contaminant transfer.



#12: Go to grocery stores and restaurants at off-peak

hours.



It's better to avoid restaurants, but if you feel you must, then

avoid the off-peak hours. This is simple and effective advice for

ordinary cold and flu season.





Stay away from fresh poultry or fresh eggs...



While officials often say that poultry meat and eggs of infected

birds are safe to eat and should be properly cooked, why take the

risk? The key they say is to properly cook the meat. This is where

being a prepper pays off: most of us have canned and frozen

chicken available in our pantry, as well as dehydrated and freeze

dried eggs.



You're a prepper and have safe and ready to eat canned or frozen

poultry that your family could consume without the added worry.

Simply do not eat fresh poultry. You have plenty of options.





Stock up on canned poultry and freeze dried foods.

Yoder's Canned chicken chunks, a re m ade the Amish way,

these cans of quality canned chicken last 10 years. G et

prepped and ready with Mountain H ouse freeze dried chicken .







Get over it already and get OvaEasy eggs! Hearty and

wholesome eggs, OvaEasy is 100% all-natural with no

preservatives or chemicals, and is a great addition to you

preppe r's pantry.







#13: Skip public transit.



Avoid the general public, and the Avian Flul, by avoiding mass

transportation. We said this was an extreme list! Avian flu has

opportunity thrive on surfaces, it's better to err on the side of

caution.





#14: Don't take the kids to playgrounds or use mall

equipment.



Kids spread their germs on playground and mall equipment. Play

structures are cesspools of germs. As a bonus, you'll help

avoid



Enterovirus, the other

pandemic

plaguing children.







#15: Avoid outdoor ponds, lakes, swimming pools

and uncovered hot tubs.



It's possible that avian flu infections occur after swimming or

bathing in water contaminated with the droppings of infected

birds, so it's best to avoid public open water sources.







#16: Tele-commute if you can, and minimize work

related travel.



Work from home if your boss will allow it to minimize your

exposure to contagion. See if you can set up a video conference

instead of traveling to do your training or to conduct a meeting.

Staying away from people, is a means of staying away from

fomites, and therby preventing the Avian Flu virus from infecting

your family!





#17: Bring your lunch to work.



Avoid going to restaurants, and gathering with the public lunch

crowds. Bring your food from home to work and bring your own

utensils. Beware that microwaves harbor many germs, too, so

think about how you may handle the office microwave or kitchen

sink!







#18: Eat antibiotic foods and herbs.



Let food be thy medicine!



Enjoy garlic and other natural antibiotics to keep your

immune system strong.



Keep your immune system strong with super immunity

boosters .







#19: Stock Emesis bags and biohazard bags.



Often overlooked by preppers,

emesis bags

will help contain the

vomit. Medline Clean Sack, is employed by Kaiser hospital and is

especially useful for hospice care of cancer patients, and with

good reason. The bags have a wide mouth opening and seal for

clean disposal.







#20: Stock up on adult diapers + bed protectors



It's no shame to "depend" on adult diapers, especially when it

comes to old age, cancer and Avian Flu. Protect your bed as well

so it doesn't become soiled.







#21: Get an infrared thermometer.



An

infrared thermometer

does not touch the infected individual,

but reads the temperature. Another good option for fever

detection is disposable thermometers.







#22: Stock up on disposable toothbrushes.



Give everyone a fresh toothbrush and keep them separate so as

not to spread the contagion. Plastic bags with names works. Or

you can toss toothebrushes if you buy the disposable kind. You

can get 1000 toothbrushes wholesale.







#23: Remove your kids from school.



Get ready to homeschool your kids if necessary! Children touch

many surfaces and then their face. Avoid unsupervised exposure

to others who may unknowingly be infected,You can pull your kids

out of school and enroll them in online school.







#24: Get your water storage and pantry in order.



A

260 gallon water tank

will get your family through three months

of water in a pandemic situation.





Stockpile drinks

, particularly those with added electrolytes. As

with any disaster, natural or man made, stock up on the

37 foods



to hoard before crisis

.





#25: Keep them away with a quarantine sign.



You'll look official with a quarantine sign from OSHA, pictured

immediate left.



Avian flu is coming sooner than later. Better to prepare today,

than to panic tomorrow. Get your supplies. Get ready! Avian Flu

Prevention kits are available, like the one pictured below.



Did we miss something on our Avian Flu Survival List? We're

interested in your ideas on how to prevent Avian Flu. Write us.





Here is the sobering news about Avian flu...



Avian flu quietly swept the United States in 2015. Thirteen states

were affected and the Midwest was most at risk (particularly in

Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin). There is sobering news and

happy news about the Avian Flu pandemic. Read on!





Avian flu found in Alaska could start a new outbreak , Nature

World News, Aug. 29, 2016.











Egg prices escalate . CNN reports Bird flu leads to egg

shortage, higher prices.







Different Bird Flu Strain Detected. An Indiana backyard flock

has a different strain of bird flu than the virus that has led

to the loss of more than 30 million chickens, turkeys and

other birds since March in 13 states." [Source: Seattle Times]











Avian Flu might bite supplies this Thanksgiving. Avian Flu

has spread to 16 states! [Source: NBC News, May 6, 2015].







" 20 million turkeys and chickens have died or been culled. "

[Source: New York Times, May 4, 2015].







Bird Flu Outbreak Could Set Record with probable cases in

Iowa. [Source: Fox News, May 1, 2015].







March 2014, H5N2 and H5N8, the two strains impacting

Oregon flocks . Source: OregonLive. A t the end of 2014, a

small flock of 100 chicken s in Oregon were infected and all

were destroyed.











The strains to watch for include A(H5N1) and A(H7N9 ) :

those are the deadliest according to the United States

Centers for Disease Control , ( source: CDC).





Have comments to add to our Avian Flu Prevention Survival List?





Happy endings...



Now you know more about this disease, which is caused by

infection with avian influenza Type A viruses. Awareness of how

it's spread and how you can avoid avian flu will help keep you and

your family healthy.



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