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Preparing For a New Black Death Plague

July 19, 2009 Rural Prepper 0

How do I prepare for a plague? That question has been on a lot of peoples minds over the past few years. With the recent release of the swine flu, and the past talk of the bird flu people seem to be getting a little more serious about plague survival.

Because there is more and more discussion on the topic, I thought its about time to share with everyone what I am doing to prepare for a plague.

Knowledge – the first thing to do is understand the effects that plagues have a society. And this is done by reading history books, and several of them. Through past examples we can learn the mistakes of our forefathers. What worked, what didn’t and what caused tens of thousands of people to die in a matter of months.

The next book is The Black Death: A Chronicle of the Plague by Johannes Nohl and C. H. Clarke. This is an “ok” read at best. The way that the authors jumps about in non-chronoligical order makes the book an unpleasant read. In one paragraph the discussion might be about London and the plague of 1666, and the next paragraph about Germany and the plague of 1348. Because of the way the book is written, I can not recommend it. […]

Mexico’s Response to the Swine Flu

May 4, 2009 Rural Prepper Comments Off

Health officials in Mexico first noticed unusual cases of flu and pneumonia in mid – late March, 2009. The World Health Organization in notified in late March, and again on April 9th. But the WHO […]

WHO May Have Dropped The Ball With Swine Flu

May 1, 2009 Rural Prepper 0

On Yahoo News an article has been posted stating that the World Health Organization was slow to respond to notifications about alarming occurrences of flu and pneumonia in Mexico.

Cases in Mexico may have started as early as late March. The World Health Organization was notified on April 9th of the Swine Flu H1N1 outbreak. But the WHO did not take action until laboratories in the U.S. and Canadian identified the virus. Which was on April 24.

This means that almost a month pasted from first notification until the first response action was taken.

It seems that nothing has changed in the past 25+ years. In the early 1980s the Center for Disease Control was notified of a strange illness that was killing gay men in different parts of the USA, but mostly in California. Very little to no action was taken until the virus was isolated. During that time the HIV continued to spread. And today, more then 21 million people have been killed by HIV and the complications caused by AIDS. […]

Swine Flu updates April 25- 27 2009

April 27, 2009 Rural Prepper 0

The past few days have been a whirlwind of “Swine Flu” events.

April 25 – Texas closes the high school where the students tested posivite for swine flu. Around 75 – 100 people are dead in Mexico. The 75 – 100 varies because different news sites are reporting different numbers. So its a little confusing as to what the exact death toll is.

April 26 – Texas closes the entire school district where the positive students are from. Death toll in Mexico nears 100. Swine Flu is being reported in different parts of the world. Mexico has cancelled all public events and ordered public places closed.

April 27 – Death toll in Mexico Soars (as one news site states it) to well over 100. World Health Organization (WHO) raises threat level to 4, saying we are very near an pandemic. Mexico ordered schools all across the nation to close. The US Government advises against unnecessary travel to Mexico. New cases are being reported in – Canada, Spain and Scotland. […]