So there's a lot of talk about swine flu right now, and some of it is pretty scary. No need to panic, the doctors tell us, and a little information might help. So far, there have been no cases in Louisiana and with some precautions, the residents of this state might be able to keep it that way. Here are some links for people curious about the outbreak:
Pandemicflu.gov--One stop shopping for all your swine flu information needs.
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Information on Swine Flu
FluLA.com
The Centers for Disease Control Swine Flu Page
The National Library of Medicine: Swine Flu
The World Health Organization: Swine Influenza
The Public Health Agency of Canada: Human Swine Influenza
The National Health Service of the United Kingdom: Swine Flu Alert
What to Do If You or Someone You Love Contracts Swine Influenza
A Little Perspective: Endemics and Pandemics of the Past
In 165 AD, smallpox killed an estimated 5 million people--about 3% of everyone on the planet. The Spanish Flu of 1918 killed 50 million, or 5%. As of this writing, there are 112 confirmed cases of swine influenza on planet Earth. History has a way of giving us some perspective like that. Here are some links about the history of disease outbreaks:
The Swine Flu Scare of 1976
Reuters Factbox: Past Flu Pandemics
The Worst Outbreaks of Disease in History
Library Books That You Might Enjoy
Terrebonne Parish Library System Catalog Search: Disease Outbreaks
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