By Terrance Franklin
A virus results in worldwide tragedy? I feel I've already noticed this before... So how exactly does Doomsday Preppers take it on?
1. Preparing for the pandemic
An intriguing part regarding this devastating scenario is it has already happened several times before in human history. By far the most disastrous example in modern-day history is the Spanish flu, that destroyed an estimated 3% of the world population and affected about 30%. The Spanish flu came on the heels of WWI, with soldiers returning home from the battlefields of Europe. However, with the level of worldwide travel taking place currently, everyone is travelling throughout the world constantly in all directions.
2. Where's the food resource when bugging in?
1. Preparing for the pandemic
An intriguing part regarding this devastating scenario is it has already happened several times before in human history. By far the most disastrous example in modern-day history is the Spanish flu, that destroyed an estimated 3% of the world population and affected about 30%. The Spanish flu came on the heels of WWI, with soldiers returning home from the battlefields of Europe. However, with the level of worldwide travel taking place currently, everyone is travelling throughout the world constantly in all directions.
2. Where's the food resource when bugging in?
The thing about pandemics is that the closer people are to a human population, the higher the threat is. The camera angles made it tough to tell if Donna was in a suburban or rural location, but she was certainly not in a city. Without human contact, virus protection isn't as necessary. The recommendation at the end of the show was to seek for a bug out location. Donna adamantly denied, because this might make what I suppose to be adequate plastic to cover the state of Utah unnecessary.
She is the first prepper displayed on the show with no consideration of food whatsoever. With the necessity to step out in open public, putting on the haz-mat suits Donna has well prepared is important. Suppose she focused on setting up a food supply? It is much easier to guard a household, where people coming and leaving could be managed, than to head outdoors, where many things can happen. For somebody that concerned about a virus, it seems to be a fairly large oversight.
3. Bacteria vs viruses
Through the segment, Donna is found cleaning windows, areas and liberally applying hand sanitizer to herself and every person around her. While I have my doubts on what could have been edited to make her look fanatical, there is a serious issue with that method.
Influenza and most of the deadly diseases that pass on via the populations are viruses. Disinfecting floors and making use of antibacterial solutions are aimed towards bacteria. These are essentially different kinds of microorganisms. Additionally, constant exposure to antibiotics can reduce the body's capacity to cope with regular bacteria, making infections more prone. Children especially can face immune problems from too much antibiotic use at a young age.
4. The danger of super germs
In addition, indiscriminate usage of antibacterials has caused the growth of resistant superbugs. The present appearance of MRSA staph is created due to this. When anti-biotics are used moderately, just the weakest bacteria is destroyed. The bacteria that survives is the strongest, most resistant bacteria. Different anti-biotics can be used, but the process could be repeated, making
She is the first prepper displayed on the show with no consideration of food whatsoever. With the necessity to step out in open public, putting on the haz-mat suits Donna has well prepared is important. Suppose she focused on setting up a food supply? It is much easier to guard a household, where people coming and leaving could be managed, than to head outdoors, where many things can happen. For somebody that concerned about a virus, it seems to be a fairly large oversight.
3. Bacteria vs viruses
Through the segment, Donna is found cleaning windows, areas and liberally applying hand sanitizer to herself and every person around her. While I have my doubts on what could have been edited to make her look fanatical, there is a serious issue with that method.
Influenza and most of the deadly diseases that pass on via the populations are viruses. Disinfecting floors and making use of antibacterial solutions are aimed towards bacteria. These are essentially different kinds of microorganisms. Additionally, constant exposure to antibiotics can reduce the body's capacity to cope with regular bacteria, making infections more prone. Children especially can face immune problems from too much antibiotic use at a young age.
4. The danger of super germs
In addition, indiscriminate usage of antibacterials has caused the growth of resistant superbugs. The present appearance of MRSA staph is created due to this. When anti-biotics are used moderately, just the weakest bacteria is destroyed. The bacteria that survives is the strongest, most resistant bacteria. Different anti-biotics can be used, but the process could be repeated, making
Influenza and most of the deadly diseases that pass on via the populations are viruses. Disinfecting floors and making use of antibacterial solutions are aimed towards bacteria. These are essentially different kinds of microorganisms. Additionally, constant exposure to antibiotics can reduce the body's capacity to cope with regular bacteria, making infections more prone. Children especially can face immune problems from too much antibiotic use at a young age.
4. The danger of super germs
In addition, indiscriminate usage of antibacterials has caused the growth of resistant superbugs. The present appearance of MRSA staph is created due to this. When anti-biotics are used moderately, just the weakest bacteria is destroyed. The bacteria that survives is the strongest, most resistant bacteria. Different anti-biotics can be used, but the process could be repeated, making traces that are nearly impossible to use anti-biotics against.
The world health organization has acknowledged this as a substantial potential problem and has been described the end of modern-day medication. This is material for one more blog post however for the time being, what is important to know is that less can be more with anti-biotics.
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4. The danger of super germs
In addition, indiscriminate usage of antibacterials has caused the growth of resistant superbugs. The present appearance of MRSA staph is created due to this. When anti-biotics are used moderately, just the weakest bacteria is destroyed. The bacteria that survives is the strongest, most resistant bacteria. Different anti-biotics can be used, but the process could be repeated, making traces that are nearly impossible to use anti-biotics against.
The world health organization has acknowledged this as a substantial potential problem and has been described the end of modern-day medication. This is material for one more blog post however for the time being, what is important to know is that less can be more with anti-biotics.
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Thank you so much for reading! Terrance Franklin writes about survival and nutrition on a variety of sites on the web. For more information on doomsday preppers, be sure to check out here. And for even deeper reading, follow the link at http://doomsdayprepperswatch.wordpress.com/