When is the network movie showing about avian flu?
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Tuesday, May 9 (8:00-10:00 p.m., ET) on ABC
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On January 4th, 2006 the only film to open that day was "Kill the Poor". Films that were already playing include: "Rumor Has It"; "Wolf Creek"; "Cheaper by the Dozen 2"; and "Fun with Dick & Jane". I found this out at http://comingsoon.net
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check on abc.com\n\nWednesday, Nov. 8th at 9/8c
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Actually bird flu is affecting people. Well over 200 people world wide have been infected with the virus. The fatality rate is over 50%, and it has been spreading across Asia, Europe and Africa.\n\nMany of these infections have resulted from close contact with poultry, but there are several clusters of infection where the virus has been spread from person to person. \n\nOne recent cluster was on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. A woman contracted the disease and it spread from her to seven members of her family. Seven of the eight family members died.\n\nRight now we are seeing only limited person to person transmission. The fear is that the virus will mutate so that person to person transmission will happen easily and we will have a pandemic.\n\nEverytime a person gets avian flu (bird flu) there is a chance of it mutating so that it can be early spread.\n\nWe do not have a vaccine for this particular virus. They can't start working on a vaccine until it does mutate and it will take about 6-8 months to begin to produce vaccine.\n\nThe antiviral medicine Tamiflu may reduce the symptoms and reduce the chance of death, but there isn't enough Taniflu. At this point it looks as though medical personnel may get the first doses so that they can continue to take care of patients who have the flu.\n\nThe government has asked people to prepare for the flu by stocking supplies for our families in case we are asked to  practice "social distancing." That would be a quarantine where people are told to stay home to reduce the spread of the disease. Schools would close, there would be no church services, concerts, meetings, etc.\n\nWe are asked to have food, water, medicine, medical supplies, etc.\n\nIf you are interested in knowing more about bird flu, a good source of information is http://www.avianflutalk.com/  You will find current news, discussion, information about bird flu, and people who will be happy to answer any questions that you may have.
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Scheduled to come out Oct 27 this year.\nhttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt0489270/
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Please see the webpage for more remarks on Avian influenza- situation in China
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No way to tell how bad it would be if the virus changes enough to become readily contagious in humans, as most of the  'regular' flu viruses are. \n\nAvian flu viruses have some common characteristics  which allow them to infect birds, and the 1981 "Spanish flu" (which killed maybe 40 or more million worldwide. Enough has now been recovered frmm improperly prepared human bodies buried in the Arctic permafrost in 1918, to be certain the samples found must have a bird flu virus oringinally. 1918 was our species' (ie, humans) only known encounter with a human contagious avian flu. \n\nIf this one changes (no one knows quite how it would need to so) to become human infectious, then it'spossible we'll have a 1918 type epidemic. If we do, the death toll will be high as there are far more people on the planet, they are packed tightly together in many places, and there's a goodly bit of malnutrition, existing diseases, stres, warfare, etc that the death toll is likley to higher on a percentage basis than last time. \n\nNote VERY carefully: we do not know what will have to happen to the virus for it to become contagious in humans. Nor, if it does, whether it will retain the high mortality rate in such folks it currently has. And so most anything said about it is speculation. No matter who says it -- doctor, politician, civil service staff, vendors of stuff to help and some of which will be stuff that's illegal to bring into the country, etc. Avoid going along with anyone who's pushing some agenda (including sales and profit). \n\nNo final nor easy answer.
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if you go to yahoo's very own site: http://movies.yahoo.com  you can see exactly what you're looking for. It has the title, the month it comes out, and a snip it of what the movie is going to be about. They have tons listed! Good Luck!
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Bird flu isn;t as deadl as the media has hyped it up to be. It's the latest ratings scare tactic, guaranteed to keep you glued to your tv.
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go to NBC.com and there is a link to it there
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http://www.cdc.gov/flu/images/flu3.jpg\n\nhttp://www.genomenewsnetwork.com/gnn_images/news_content/2004/02/20/avian_flu/flu3c.jpg (electron micrograph of avian influenza flu)
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There have been at least 10 influenza pandemics over the past three centuries (some just as deadly as 1918) and theoretical models have concluded that one will inevitably happen, sometime…eventually….in the future….at the some point.  There is absolutely no conclusive evidence as to when it will happen or if it will even happen in our lifetime.   \n\nRegardless if we are overdue for a major flu pandemic, this does not imply that the public should automatically “overreact” on media reports of the bird flu.  Those affected by the virus have all lived or worked in very close proximity to infected poultry. In almost all cases, domestic poultry were left to freely roam outdoors in close contact with wild aquatic birds and other wildlife.  But those in metropolitan cities are showing the greatest concern.  It is the continuous overreaction of the public which causes momentum effects in the pharmaceutical industry (and other industries for that matter).  The hype has been more about selling Tamiflu than anything else.  This is partly due to sensationalism in the media, but it's mostly due to a lack of education on effective prevention and treatment methodologies for specific diseases.  Tamiflu does absolutely nothing to cure the bird flu and never has.  It merely decreases symptoms and only under certain conditions.  Most credible scientists agree that a catastrophic pandemic such as those in the past are highly unlikely in developed countries.  This is 2006, and our methods of communication and science are light years from that time. The same technology that allows humans to travel so quickly around the globe also provides better medicine and better protection. So how in the world does anybody make the giant leap of faith that 103 deaths will translate to millions based on what we know about the H5N1 strain?    \n\nThe bird flu itself is a tragedy for the people of Asia and the livelihood of many bird handlers. Even more tragic is how an epidemic among birds has been used to orchestrate public panic and divert us from addressing other more pressing health issues. More than half a billion people suffer from malaria, nearly 10 million have tuberculosis, of which 2 million will die in the next year. Thirty million have died from HIV/AIDS and more than 40 million are infected. Yet bird flu seems to be the most pressing health concern we hear about on mainstream media.  It is a great irony that we spend more time worrying about what might be, rather than what is.  We do need to have a strong foundation for research, and there is no question that an elaborate worldwide infrastructure for epidemics must be in place before a pandemic.  I think understanding the evolutionary functions of mutating viruses is paramount in pandemic preparedness.  If the current hype helps in the building of these fundamental mechanisms, so be it.  What we DON’T need is a deceptive plot at the expense of public awareness to help inflate the stocks of a pharmaceutical company. If the current hype on Birdflu and Tamiflu is not a hoax, then I don’t know what is.
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A lot of people ARE worried about the threat of bird flu, because of the media coverage of it.\nIn fact it is more likely that there will NOT be a pandemic. As far as the chance of a bird flu pandemic goes, the most commonly agreed upon figure by experts is 10%. So if you interpreted the documentary you saw correctly, then the documentary is wrong. Of the known cases of humans who have been infected with avian flu, a little over half have died. Most of the infected people have been children, who are probably more susceptible to it. You can only be infected by bird flu through close contact with infected birds, or the excretions of infected birds. Proper cooking of meat and eggs destroys the virus.\n\nA vaccine is under development.\n\nIf you want to find out more information about bird flu, and how it is being dealt with on an international level, I suggest you look at the World Health Organisation's website:\n\nhttp://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/en/\n\nCheerio.
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No, it has not. They had originally said that it was going to come on this past Sunday (3/26) but something else came on it's place. But it will air this Sunday (4/2) 11pm EDT.
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No, I don't think so. My understanding is you would have to be living in very close surroundings with poultry that have the virus, or in close contact with live birds.\n\nHowever, I guess we'll be discovering new stuff about bird flu for years to come.
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So far as we know, the avian (bird) is not in North or South America.  We don't know when it will arrive nor do we know if it will easily spread between humans.  We do need to be vigilant & watch the news.  In general, good hygiene practices go a long way in helping to prevent the spread of flu.  If you're interested in more information check the Centers for Disease Control Web Site (www.cdc.gov).
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at 7 pm. i dont know the network