Does anyone understand why they talk about when the Bird fluarrives in the U.S. that its going to be this major disaster where wehave to put tuna and powdered milk under our beds,why their sayingour hospitals are going to be over welmed. Today in our local newsthere was this big story on how Washington state is preparing and thatgovernment says all other cities should do the same because the state anfeds will be to over taxed unable to respond to everyone in a timley manner.The bird flu started in Asia about 3 years ago its spread to several countrysincluding Russia, Eygpt,Israel,Scottland and in all this time a little over 100 people (104 the last I heard) world wide have died and all have been peoplethat lived with or worked directly with birds(mostly chickens).So why when it gets to us is it being so hyped up that upwards of 50,000 people could die I have even heard predictions of half a million deaths possiably requiring limitedmarshall law to be declared in badly affected areas.I dont get it.I am not oneof those consiracy people but this has me wondering whats going on.