Swine Flu and other disease pandemics should be approached likeany other natural hazard, disaster or emergency, warns SurvivalOutpost.com,and people should be prepared with Emergency Preparedness Supplies, EmergencyFood Storage, and First Aid Supplies.

With the Centers forDisease Control warning of impending Swine flu deaths in the United Statesand beyond overthe next several weeks, California declaring a state of emergency due torecent deaths in the Los Angeles area, President Obama requesting 1.5 billionto enhancecapability for disease response and treatment, and Mexico battening downthe hatches for a prolonged fight with the bug, average people are becomingincreasinglyworried about what they should do to prepare for a potential life-threateningpandemic.

"The possibility of a swine flu pandemic, or the outbreak of any infectiousdisease process, is really not that different from any other threat that weregularly face in life, such as earthquakes, tornadoes, floods, infrastructuredisruptions and the like. Simply put, people should be prepared with emergencysupplies and survival equipment to weather the storm in the safety of theirown home," notes SurvivalOutpost.com co-owner Kevin Baum, who is alsoa 20-year veteran of the fire service and the former Assistant Fire Chief withthe City of Austin.

"In fact, there is really no excuse for not being prepared for a potentialpandemic, since they give you so much lead time to be prepared and take precautions;indeed, the flu is all the media is talking about right now so you can't claimthat you weren't forewarned," says Kevin.

The possibility of a swine flu pandemic, or the outbreak of any infectiousdisease process, is really not that different from any other threat that weregularly face in life, such as earthquakes, tornadoes, floods, infrastructuredisruptions and the like. Simply put, people should be prepared with emergencysupplies and survival equipment to weather the storm in the safety of theirown home
In fact, there is really no excuse for not being prepared for a potential pandemic,since they give you so much lead time to be prepared and take precautions;indeed, the flu is all the media is talking about right now so you can't claimthat you weren't forewarned
If you study history, you learn very quickly that pre-industrial societieswere much better prepared, at least psychologically, to respond to a massivedisease outbreak. They knew it was simply a matter of time before one wouldhit, and when it did they knew what to do - get out of town if possible, andif not, self-quarantine. Today, people aren't prepared to do either.
In addition to the basics of personal hygiene and prevention -- such as respiratoryprotection, regular anti-bacterial hand washing, and avoiding crowded places-- SurvivalOutpost.com advises that individuals, families and businesses takereasonable precautions to store necessary emergency preparedness supplies athome in the rare, but possible, event that the bug becomes so widespread peoplewill want to self-quarantine.

Such supplies include nonperishable survival food, hygiene and first aid supplies,and basic survival equipment.

"If you study history, you learn very quickly that pre-industrial societieswere much better prepared, at least psychologically, to respond to a massivedisease outbreak. They knew it was simply a matter of time before one wouldhit, and when it did they knew what to do - get out of town if possible, andif not, self-quarantine. Today, people aren't prepared to do either."

Running to the grocery store or ordering products from SurvivalOutpost.comwhen there is a line out the emergency room door with infected patients isnot the time to take steps to be prepared for a major emergency. A pandemicis no different from any other hazard, and it is one that reasonable peoplecan be prepared for.

SurvivalOutpost.com is an on-line retail store specializing in emergency preparednesssupplies, non-perishable survival food, and survival equipment for individuals,families and businesses. The SurvivalOuptost.com philosophy is to balance reasonwith readiness, and to encourage self-sufficiency and independence as toolsto survive in our increasingly uncertain world.