New Swine Flu Warning
August 6, 2009 – 12:54 am by Daniel JosephsI know by posting this blog some people will think that I am just sounding the alarm to push inventory off the shelves into your hands - but it’s not product I am worried about - it’s the unwashed, germ-ridden, unclean, hands that concern me. Growing one’s business versus being genuinely concerned about H1N1 is a fine line that manufacturers and distributors must walk. One wants to inspire intelligent action and knowledge, not incite fear to simply promote product. One wants to provide fact, and not theorize about fiction.
It’s the summer and everyone is relieved that the “Swine flu” has passed. People have read all they feel they need to read so why read and learn more? The answer to this question is: Read on to learn that H1N1 is not dead, is very much alive, and is stirring and growing in a way that many people don’t know about.
I recently read an article that paints an alarming picture that is a must read and must share:
In an article from 8/7/09 issue of The Week, it states, “… Flu epidemics usually peter out in the warmer months, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said last week that swine flu has forced thousands of campers to spend time in the infirmary or return home early. ‘We have 33 camps in Maine with outbreaks, ‘ said Dr. Dora Anne Mills, Maine’s public health director… ‘Some of them have 70 to 100 kids in isolations.’ … ”
This is just one of fifty states that are being affected in the United States - this is just in Maine. I was under the impression that H1N1 was practically gone, that the Swine Flu is practically wiped out and that a fear we had several months ago is not worthy of conversation now. I am wrong.
The article later stated the CDC worst-case scenario: “… In a worst-case scenario, the CDC said, the H1N1 virus could infect more than 100 million Americans over the next two years… Globally, the highly contagious virus could eventually strike as many as 2 billion people or one-third of the world population … ”
These numbers are beyond staggering and mandate us to take action. What is the simplest way to prevent the spreading of the swine flu? Washing your hands. I don’t want to sound like I am pushing inventory into your hands, but it’s your disinfected hands that will control the spread of this disease. So please just take the advice of the CDC. Wash your hands! Wash your hands! And when you can’t wash your hands, use an alcohol based hand sanitizer!