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Global Time Bomb: Surviving the H1N1 Swine Flu Pandemic and Other Global Health Threats

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I've been really worried about the Swine Flu outbreak, so I bought this book. I'm glad I did. The potential for these diseases is really scary, but having some solid information makes me feel a lot better. The background on the flu pandemic of 1918 really makes is clear how bad this could be.

The chapters include:
* A Global Pandemic
* Managing Flu Viruses
* Swine Flu H1N1
* Avian Flu
* MRSA
* West Nile Virus
* Appendix A: (Avian Flu Infections in Humans)
* Appendix B: (MRSA in Alaska)

The chapters on each disease include several sections:
* Symptoms
* Transmission
* Diagnosing
* Treatment
* Prevention
** Several sections specific to the disease.

I feel a lot better now that I have this book and now I know what is real and what is just made up by the media.

The media is blowing this thing up and giving us dodgy information. Shocking, I know. In "Global Time Bomb" Dorrance gets all of his information straight from the CDC and presents it in a straightforward manner and refreshingly treats us like adults. Only time will tell whether Swine Flu is actually a global crisis or not.

Of all the information contained here, the information on avoiding and preventing MRSA may very well be the most valuable.

I'm still not sure whether this Swine Flu threat is hype or reality, but I wanted to arm myself with as much information as I could find. Get this book so you know how to protect yourself. If this swine flu takes hold, you're going to need it.

I travel a lot for work to Southeast Asia, so I'm always aware of any strange or worrisome diseases that I might be exposed to. I probably haven't been as careful as I should be about the nasty things you can catch on airplanes or in strange (to me) environments.

"Global Time Bomb", while it has a bit of a dramatic title, contains excellent basic information about the emerging Swine Flu, but it also covers the other very real threats that are floating around the globe. I'm personally more worried about the antibiotic-resistant superbug (MRSA) that is also covered in this book. From reading this book it sounds like Swine Flu is survivable if you're in decent health, but the superbug is nasty. It also covers bird flu and West Nile, but I'm not convinced that those are quite as big of a deal.

"Global Time Bomb: Surviving the H1N1 Swine Flu Pandemic and Other Global Health Threats" is a great resource. It dispenses with the hype and simply tells you what you need to know about Swine Flu and the other possible pandemics floating around right now.

Especially useful in cutting through the news hysteria and providing information on what you actually need to do to avoid catching one of these diseases if they do in fact become pandemics. Among the health threats included in "Global Time Bomb" are: Swine Flu, Avian Flu (Bird Flu)and MRSA (the "Superbug").