by Paul Eident | Dec 12, 2014 | Emergency Preparations, Family preparedness, Flu Emergency Kit, pandemic, Preparedness
Community Emergency Response Team What is a pandemic? A pandemic is basically a global epidemic — an infectious disease that spreads rapidly to a large population in more than one continent.1 For example, influenza or ebola are highly contagious viruses. Two...
by Paul Eident | Jan 6, 2014 | Emergency Preparations, Flu Emergency Kit, Preparedness
Seasonal influenza is a contagious respiratory infection caused by different flu viruses. The major symptoms are fever, headache, fatigue and body aches. New Year’s eve saw 67 people in the Portland, OR area alone, hospitalized suffering from a flu strain similar to...