Posts Tagged ‘CDC’

Author: Krissy Dyes

By now almost everyone has heard the news about the spread of Swine Flu. Parents are still wondering if it will reach the school their child attends. In some areas, there is a sense of worry bordering on panic.

In a field that helps people become home business entrepreneurs, there is opportunity to talk with many people in a wide range of careers. Up until today, you may have thought that the current economy was the major factor affecting income earned. It turns out that Swine Flu can also impact daily business. During a coaching session with a customer, I learned she is concerned her events business may suffer.

In a situation where business has slowed due to the economy, her local city government may cancel all local events where there will be large gatherings of people. An events coordinator develops and coordinates events like weddings, parties, community gatherings, city meetings and ceremonies. When a virus such as Swine Flu comes along, it could be spread easily at events such as these. Other businesses, campuses, factories and places where disease could be transferred easily might experience these types of shut downs.

During these times it is important to remember you can control what you and your family do to help prevent the spread of disease and germs. There are everyday actions people can take to stay healthy.

The Center for Disease Control recommends some basics:

Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.

Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze. Alcohol based hand cleaners are also effective.

Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread that way.

Avoid close contact with sick people.

Influenza is thought to spread mainly person to person through coughing or sneezing of infected people.

If you get sick, CDC recommends that you stay home from work or school and limit contact with others to keep from infecting them. Staying home is not an option for some people and it can be risking their job if they do not go into work. Many people do not realize that everyone has the choice of working from home at some point. Some have to work towards that goal and be employed outside the home while building their own independent source of income at home in the evenings. Most agree it is a sacrifice well worth it when they achieve their goal of being at home full time.

As a home business coach and trainer, I work with a large amount of moms who either already stay home and earn income or whom are working towards the goal of replacing their outside income so they can stay home. My primary objective is to coach and work alongside these women helping them to achieve these goals so they can live a better life with their families. In my work, I have seen that both the stay at home mom and the work outside the home mom have much common ground. They want the best life they can give their children. Overall, both groups of moms have the same concerns about their kid’s overall wellbeing in child care settings like daycare, the child care at the gym or Sunday school class. I enjoy working with these mothers to help them find solutions and bring them closer to their goals of being financially independent from the comfort of their own home.

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About the Author:

Krissy Dyes is the cofounder/owner of the successful online community of FourPointGroup http://www.FourPointInfo.com With no experience in entrepreneurship, she got her start in the wake of 9/11. As a stay at home mom, she wanted something that would allow her to stay home, not keep inventory, or do heavy selling. Partnering up with a group of women with similar interests, she built a highly successful business helping people generate a side stream or replacement income using the Internet. She specializes in helping moms become owners of their own businesses at home without a huge startup. She is an experienced author, coach, mentor, public speaker and trainer. You can reach her for more information by visiting her website.

Article Source: ArticlesBase.com – Swine Flu Impacts More than Your Health

Author: Lynne Gordon

The current Swine Flu epidemic has caused a lot of concern over the possible repercussions since there is no viable vaccine that will remedy the illness. Swine Flu is actually, according to the CDC, a combination (or recombination) of pig, avian (bird) and either sheep or cow viruses. Somehow all of these separate viruses combined themselves together and jumped species to humans. Sound familiar?

When the AIDS virus first began making news about 1981, we were told by the CDC that 3 Africans had sex with a green monkey and these normal homebodies then began traveling world-wide and spread AIDS to the rest of the world. Now we are being asked to believe something equally absurd has happened with three separate viruses to cause this new swine flu epidemic.

As of April 24, 2009 these are the current statistics:
149 dead in Mexico, 1,614 infected
40 infected in the United States
6 infected in Canada
10 infected in New Zealand
20 suspected infected in Spain
14 suspected in Britain
1 Infected in Israel

Looking at these stats it is assumable that this epidemic began in Mexico. And again we hear the mantra that black and brown people are just so environmentally unclean that these diseases naturally come from wherever they inhabit. If these assumptions were being made of the Jewish people, there would be international outrage by Jews at being singled out for possible harassment and embarrassment. But who will speak up for Mexico? Who spoke up for Africa when the first lie was released.

There appears to be a continual attempt to vilify certain black and brown segments of American society. But the question is why?

If you have been paying attention, the answer is simple.

If this is a manufactured (or recombined) virus…who is responsible?

Who has the finances to use the very expensive recombinant DNA series to manufacture this deadly disease?

Who has the necessary resources to package it and implement its exposure into a select group of people?

And who has the will and the callousness to attempt to genocidally wipe out entire nations without a second thought?

If it is not a manufactured virus, then we really need to find that human who had such intimate contact with a pig last week and a bird earlier this week because he would then be patient zero.

The fact is folks, this is only the beginning of these deadly diseases…in all probability, there may be more. We need to start asking the right questions and hold our leaders responsible for the answers they give us.

We also need to look at the major pharmaceutical companies that stand to cash-in on this epidemic. What have their stocks done in the past month? What were they doing six months ago? What are they doing today?

I truly hope I am 100% wrong, but…in the meantime, just follow the money.

About the Author:

Lynne Gordon
I am striving to save the world – one person, one dog, and one cat at a time.

Do not allow disease to rob you and your pet of your health and your lives!

Article Source: ArticlesBase.com – Swine Flu or Cash Cow

Author: Theo Alleyne

The outbreak of Swine Flu in Mexico has caused many to go into a state of panic. As of today’s date, there are confirmed infected persons in Canada, Scotland, New Zealand, Spain, and Israel. In the U.S., confirmed infections have been noted in ten states. Therefore, it should not be a surprise to anyone that Travel and Tourism will be at the mercy of this crisis. Over the last three days, travelers cancelled their flights and land based all inclusive vacations citing concerns over Swine Flu. While the cruise lines have suspended all stops to Mexico out of caution, their historical records indicate that the Cruise Lines are, and have always been, better prepared to respond to viral outbreaks when compared to land based destinations.

Since the 1970s the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a division of the U.S. Public Health Service, and the cruise industry established a good cooperative relationship through the establishment and implementation of a Vessel Sanitization Program (VSP). The simple goal of the VSP is to assist the cruise ship industry to prevent and control the introduction, transmission, and spread of gastrointestinal illnesses (GI) on cruise ships. The VSP is implemented through a program which consists of Inspection, Monitoring, Training, and Providing Education.

During an inspection, the CDC inspects the medical facilities, portable water systems, swimming pools and whirlpool spas, galleys and dining rooms, children activity center, hotel accommodations (rooms and suites), ventilation systems, and common areas of the ship. The CDC utilizes electronic monitoring of illness on cruise ships, and must be notified of illness onboard prior to the ships arrival at a U.S. port. Most importantly, all cruise lines must develop and maintain an Outbreak Prevention and Response Plan (OPRP). In the event of an outbreak, the cruise ship is required to increase daily cleaning and disinfection frequencies; stop high-risk activities, such as self-service buffet tables and handshaking; isolate ill people; collect clinical and/or environmental specimens for analysis; and provide daily updates to VSP that include case counts and reports of what the ship has done to establish control.

As you can see, the cruise line industry has been trained and prepared for more than thirty years to handle and manage infections like the Swine Flu. In fact, some cruise lines have successful done so over the years. In addition to all the precautions, all cruise ships, unlike many all inclusive vacations destinations, have medical infirmaries, with the appropriate staff to manage acute situations. Additionally, to bridge the gap, cruise lines, and their agents, usually recommend the purchase of travel insurance to cover medical expenses, emergence air transportation, and other important items, in the unlikely event that illness interrupts your vacation.

Is your all inclusive vacation destination prepared to respond to the Swine Flu in a manner comparable to the cruise line industry? Cruising is the clearly the best vacation value. If you disagree, I would love to hear from you.

About the Author:

Theo Alleyne is a Cruise and Royal Specialist with Cruise & Rail Travel LLC, http://www.cruiserail.com a travel agency that specializes in Cruises, Rail Vacations and All-Inclusive Resorts. He can be reached at Theo.cruiserail@gmail.com or (973) 968-400

Article Source: ArticlesBase.com – Cruise Lines are better prepared to respond to Swine Flu