Mass Pandemic Planning

A pandemic is a global disease outbreak the disease spreads easily person-to-person and can cause serious illness, in many cases death may result. A pandemic can spread easily very quickly across the country and around the globe in a very small period of time it’s especially virulent. It’s spread by migratory birds. It can be transmitted from birds to mammals and in some limited circumstances to humans. Like other influenza viruses, it continues to evolve. Communities, families, and individuals should know what to do in these events. People also can reduce the impact of disasters and sometimes avoid the danger completely. The Spanish Flu of 1918, in which an estimated 20 million people were killed. With the recent increase in world traveling, including travel to virtually all countries; the risk of a major outbreak continues to rise every year.