We have been repeatedly warned by leading medical professionals and government health officials that a severe influenza pandemic is a very real possibility, with potential global death tolls exceeding 100 million. We are told that a pandemic will likely last 12-18 months in multiple waves, and to expect widespread social disruption. We are told that we need to stockpile non-perishable food and water, as our food supply chain and utilities may become severely degraded or completely inoperative. Yet there is little information available from them on how families can prepare for such a long term traumatic event.

This book lays out in detail the planning, preparation, and actions to take to avoid an inevitable mass scramble for suppliers' small and increasingly backlogged inventories of storable food, water storage and purification equipment, emergency lighting and communications, alternative transportation, and a host of other important necessities. The book provides planning guidelines and practical how-to for the;

• type, quantity, and source of non-perishable food
• techniques for collecting, storing, and purifying water
• approaches for reliable lighting and staying informed in the event of a electrical grid collapse
• formulas for sizing a solar PV system for backup (or everyday) power
• ways to keep your house warm in the winter
• measures to protect your family from public unrest
• procedures to treat sick family members when hospitals are overwhelmed
• approaches to simple cleaning and sanitation
• and a host of other preparations needed for families to stay healthy and safe during a serious influenza pandemic.
  
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  ?The book is crammed with lots of very valuable information on preparing for this emergency with the focus on the needs of the family. I found it very informative and helpful for making and improving the quality of my family?s plan. This is a unique and very timely contribution to the preparedness literature that is long overdue. It is a must read and reference text for anyone who is serious about preparing their home and family for the possibility of a severe influenza pandemic.?
  -- Dr. Grattan Woodson, MD, author The Bird Flu Preparedness Planner, The Bird Flu Manual
  
  ?An intensively researched, user-friendly, and imminently practical crash course in surviving on limited resources. Whether coming as a pandemic, hurricane, or ice storm, disaster-induced disruption of societal support systems is increasingly inevitable, and this guide is a must-have to help you and your loved ones plan to survive.?
  -- Thomas Honey, owner of Honey Electric Solar Inc.
  
  ?William Stewart?s How to Prepare for a Pandemic covers the breadth of disaster planning and is an important, comprehensive contribution to the literature of pandemic preparation.?
  -- Melanie Mattson, risk communicator, publisher The Flu Wiki
  
  
  Author: William Stewart
  Paperback:  112 pages
  Company: BookSurge Publishing  (2006-07-05) (2006-07-05)
  ISBN: 1419638785
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Title: Migratory birds as scapegoats: the role of birds in spreading avian flu.
Author: Leon Bennun
Publication: Multinational Monitor (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 27 Issue: 2 Page: 21(4)

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Author: Leon Bennun
Digital:  8 pages HTML
Company: Thomson Gale  (2006-03-01) (2006-09-12)
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Author: Denise Grady
Hardcover:  128 pages
Company: Kingfisher  (2006-10-25) (2006-10-25)
ISBN: 0753459957
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The Natural Bird Flu Cure "They" Don't Want You to Know About

Music video by M.I.A. performing Bird Flu with Kalyan, Ramji S (C) 2007 XL Recordings Ltd under exclusive licence to Interscope Records in the USA.

A new strain of the bird flu has reached the US. It's the BIG Bird Flu!

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A fire is smoldering in Southeast Asia. A fire, metaphorically speaking, that will soon sweep across our oceans and all corners of our continents, leaving little but death and destruction behind. The worst-case estimates are staggering and unfathomable: 100 million to 360 million souls lost; 1.9 million in America alone. And perhaps most disturbing, and sickening, of all: There's an inexpensive, easily accesible cure that could stop this pandemic dead in its tracks, were it not for the government and Big Pharma greed supressing the truth about this super nutrient's value. Here, in this alarming investigation, you'll find the truth. The facts. Knowledge shared from Nobel Prize-winning chemists and other top scientific minds. Knowledge which, ultimately, may mean the difference between living and succumbing to the worst influenza outbreak we've seen in nearly a hundred years.

Author: David J. Kennedy
Paperback:  101 pages
Company: Wellness Research Publishing  (2005-12-01)
ISBN: 1599160153
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Experts agree that the world is due for a flu pandemic, and the Bird Flu virus?with a 70% kill rate?may cause just such a catastrophe. Even conservative estimates say such a scenario could kill 2 million Americans and shut down economic services as the virus rages across the globe. As the world community busily prepares for the potential nightmare, it?s essential that individuals arm themselves with up-to-date information. In Beating the Flu, Dr. J. E. Williams apprises the situation honestly and offers vital advice for avoiding Bird Flu as well as steps for safely overcoming the virus should you contract it. Dr. Williams argues that due to a severe shortage in antiviral pharmaceutical drugs, natural medicines will play a crucial role in minimizing the outbreak and ensuring good health for you and your family. Dr. J. E. Williams has practiced Oriental Medicine for more than two decades and is the author of three books. Presently, he is the Academic Dean at the East West College of Natural Medicine.

Author: J. E. Williams
Paperback:  216 pages
Company: Hampton Roads Publishing  (2006-07-05)
ISBN: 1571745076
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From age-old scourges such as smallpox and tuberculosis to emerging threats like AIDS and SARS, our interactions with animals have always played a pivotal role as a source of human disease. Bird flu is the latest such menace coming home to roost. Leading public health authorities now predict as inevitable a pandemic of influenza, triggered by bird flu and expected to lead to millions of deaths around the globe.

The influenza virus has existed for millions of years as an innocuous intestinal virus of wild ducks. What turned a harmless waterborne duck virus into a killer? In Bird Flu, Dr. Michael Greger traces the human role in the evolution of this virus, whose humble beginnings belie its transformation into a killer mutant strain with the potential to become as ferocious as Ebola and as contagious as the common cold. In the face of the coming pandemic, Dr. Greger reveals what we can do to protect our families and what human society to can do to reduce the likelihood of such catastrophes in the future.

Amid the growing panic surrounding this issue, Dr. Greger takes a sobering look at a deadly cycle and offers a solution to ending it.

Author: Michael Greger
Hardcover:  465 pages
Company: Lantern Books  (2006-11-15)
ISBN: 1590560981
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The U.S. government is now practically screaming that a new avian super-flu will likely kill millions of Americans. The mainstream media is entirely onboard, as are drug companies and other corporations poised to benefit immensely off the paranoia. But there is NO coming bird flu pandemic. It's an elaborate scheme contrived by the government and big business for reasons that boil down to power and money.

Presenting eye-opening evidence that casts serious doubt on the truthfulness of reports about the virus's ability to transmit, and its mortality rates around the world, renowned physician Dr. Joseph Mercola reveals the secrets about the great bird flu hoax. In compelling fashion he provides you the real facts you need to know to protect you from a far greater ill - corporate and governmental greed.

Author: Dr. Joseph Mercola
Paperback:  256 pages
Company: Thomas Nelson  (2009-03-17)
ISBN: 0785297332
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BIRD FLU WHAT TO DO: PREPARE TO SURVIVE is a concise, yet comprehensive book that outlines disaster preparation - with a particular focus on what to do if there is an influenza pandemic - for ordinary citizens, covering food/water storage, special needs of those unable to care for themselves, neighborhood and community organization, home health care under dire circumstance, quarantine preparation, and safety/security issues at home. The book both consolidates resources available to the public and goes beyond what is accessible to the ordinary citizen with contributions from experts in diverse fields, and an extended appendix covering what to get, where to get it and additional information that could prove lifesaving.

The book is not fear based, but attempts to normalize disaster preparation, posing it as one the most socially responsible thing we can "just do." This book fills the gap between what public health can do and what we ordinary citizens need to do. Communities, neighborhoods, and families that have made the effort to prepare to survive natural disasters will be more resilient if and when a natural disaster occurs.

Author: Verona Fonté
Paperback:  144 pages
Company: Iris Arts Press  (2006-06-01)
ISBN: 0977103714
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