Don't let fear of bird flu control your life.

Back in 1976, a few soldiers on a base came down with what was diagnosed as Swine Flu. One of the soldiers died.

The government panicked, expecting a pandemic. The media helped with the fear mongering. A vaccine was created (live virus, I believe), and people stood in line to get it. About a quarter of the American population received it, IIRC. The vaccine caused a paralysis condition in some people, called Guillain-Barre syndrome, and the vaccine was said to be the cause of about 25 deaths. As far as I heard, only the one person (the soldier) was killed by the actual disease.

Sometimes the fear of something is worse than the something itself. Just keep in mind that some people and businesses make a lot of money playing off people's fears. Like the media.

Sue