Political Quotes

“there is another issue which is timely, one that is growing in interest and intensity across America; that is, the challenge of avian flu. Public health officials have been worrying about this for the last several years. But an avian flu epidemic is not yesterday's news. Sadly, it may be tomorrow's news. It is our duty to prepare for it today. Poultry have been susceptible to various strains of avian flu for a long time. Public health officials started to get worried when avian flu was noted in Indonesia, Romania, and other countries as well. This form of flu may be transferrable to humans. That is what is being monitored very carefully. Unfortunately, humans do not have a natural resistance to this form of the flu. Remember that in previous flu epidemics they usually warned that the people who needed flu shots would be children, the elderly, and people in a compromised health situation. They are the most vulnerable for most ordinary flu strains. In this particular case, everyone is vulnerable. None of us have a built-in resistance. It is unlike a typical flu that makes you feel bad for a few days and then you are back up and going strong. This, sadly, attacks fast and hard and kills. Over half of the people who have been diagnosed with avian flu around the world perished because of that exposure. Last week we learned the virus is not just in Asia, but it has been found in Turkey and Romania.…”