Such a large-scale disease is an entirely realistic prospect.A new report by the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board warns that humankind is stumbling toward the 21st-century equivalent of the 1918 influenza pandemic, which affected a third of the world’s population and killed about 50-million people.
But outbreak preparedness is as much a social, political and security issue as it is a medical one, with factors like diminished trust in institutions and the spread of misinformation impeding effective action. This can be seen in the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo . Of course, protecting against disease outbreaks will cost money — but not as much as one might think. According to data from the World Bank, most countries would need to spend just $1-2 a person each year to reach an acceptable level of health-emergency preparedness. That amounts to a return on investment of 10 to one, or even higher.
I'm avoiding flu by following a step by step natural herbal routine. April & may start eating garlics, gingers and all sorts of leavy things like moringa, cancer bush ext. Haven't had flu since even when everyone around me coughs or sneezes in my face. So I'll be safe.... 😎
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