Bird Flu.

An article posted the other day in the New York Times, discussed the preporation in hand for the Bird Flu breakout. The Bush administration has called for $7.1 billion dollars in emergency spending money to stockpile and prepare for a possible outbreak in the U.S. Currently, the flu has been contracted by people in Asia, where more than 60 people have died from it. Also, 140 million birds have been killed worldwide to stop the spread of the disease. Unfortunately, a few birds have been found in Europe that contract the disease and it is feared that it will spread to the U.S. soon.

This epidemic is similar to the 1918, influenze outbreak in the U.S, where more than 600,000 Americans contracted the disease and died. It was rumored tat the disease began inthe U.S. at an army base, and quickly spread aruond the country and world. The disease was highly contagious and the victims died within the first two to four days of catching it. The virus had an avian origin