Avian Flu is coming to America

I just had a conversation with my father today, whom Ironically works for the government too and also works as a christian pastor, about this subject. My dad told me that all the pastors of every denomination and religion are meeting at Sacred Heart Hospital this Wednesday to discuss a major flu virus that is destined for America. He told me that they don't know when exactly it is going to hit but expect up to SIX MILLION plus deaths. He said that the meeting will cover how to handle the flood of people that will be reaching out to the church, along with how to handle the grieving families of the millions expected to die.

I don't really have any more specifics on the meeting until Wednesday when my father attends. I will keep you updated with all the information I will receive after the meeting.

Has anyone else heard of churches meeting like this? I find it Ironic that nothing has been put in the news on this subject but my dad was genuinely worried about what is coming our way.

Oh and to explain any confusion, my father's occupation within the government has nothing to do with the information he has received. He only works for the Army Corps of Engineers. The information on the flu that he was handed was through being the pastor of the church and isn't just a Christian event. Other Leaders of religous organizations are meeting in mass at the hospital on May 30th. He didn't specify if it was the Avian Flu but rather used the term "a deadly flu strain".

Agencies are always preparing for worst case scenarios, or at least they should be.

The threat of avian flu is real, but we don't know how or when it will get here, nor do we know what the effect will be.

The West Nile virus killed my uncle, but he's the only person I know of personally who has died from it.

As of April 28, 2008, worldwide, there have been 382 reported cases of bird flu in humans and of those cases 241 people have been reported to have died. As with any pathogen for which their is no vaccine or cure, the possible repercussions could be dire, but they are not always inevitable.

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One thing is for sure. The morbidity rate is high and if the virus begins to spread from human to human, it could be devastating. It's just not yet time for the average citizen to be screaming about government conspiracies for a problem that is still in its very early stages of development and which is still half a world away.


[edit on 2008/5/5 by GradyPhilpott]

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I hate to break it to you anti us gov, but if it's one thing I have learned over the past 50 years is that if you live long enough, something is bound to kill you.

Just my humble observation, for what it's worth and all......