Pandemic

Categories: In the News , Staff Picks , Health & Nutrition

Avian Flu or as it is commonly called, Bird Flu, is the newest terror to come to our notice in the last few years.  Along with SARS and Mad Cow Disease, the Bird Flu has us all wondering if mother nature is turning against us.  While the CDC and WHO are monitoring the situation and developing procedures to combat the spread of Avian Flu, the average person, like you and me, just want to know what is happening in our world and how we can protect ourselves and our loved ones. 

If you are interested in checking out some books on this topic try

• The Monster at Our Door: The Global Threat of Avian Flu by Mike Davis
• Bird Flu: Everything you need to know about the next Pandemic by Marc Siegel
• The Bird Flu Pandemic: Can it Happen? Will it Happen?: How to Protect Yourself and Your Family if it does by Jeffrey Greene and Karen Moline

If you want to know about the Flu Pandemic of 1918, which is considered to be the most devastating breakout in modern times, try these books

• The Great Influenza : The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History by John M. Barry
• Flu : The Story of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 and the Search for the Virus that caused it by Gina Bari Kolati