{"id":65863,"date":"2023-06-16T14:08:40","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T18:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maconbibb.us\/?page_id=65863"},"modified":"2023-11-08T10:31:57","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T15:31:57","slug":"pandemic","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.maconbibb.us\/ema\/disasters\/pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"Pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A pandemic is a disease outbreak that spans several countries and affects a large number of people. Pandemics are most likely caused by viruses which can easily spread from person to person. There\u2019s no sure way to prevent the spread of disease during a pandemic, but in the meantime, there are steps you can take to stay healthy and prevent getting the disease.  <\/p>\n<p>If a Pandemic is declared: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds and try not to touch your eyes, nose, or mouth&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Keep a distance of at least 6 feet between yourself and people who are not a part of your household&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Cover your mouth and nose with a mask when in public&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Clean and disinfect high-touch objects and surfaces&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Stay at home as much as possible to prevent the spread of disease&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A pandemic will typically cause economic and social problems because as more people fall ill to the disease, the less working and out buying items to stimulate the economy. Here are a few ways you and your family can continue to operate somewhat normally if one of you were to contract a disease: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Investigate and prepare for virtual coordination for school and work (telework)&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Stay as healthy as you can by getting rest, managing stress, eating right, and exercising &nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Stay in touch with friends and family through virtual calling and social media &nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Find local aid organizations in case you need information, support, or health services &nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Utilize grocery delivery services to guarantee fresh items while at home&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We are not strangers to pandemics in the United States. Between influenza, smallpox, HIV, and the most recent COVID-19, public health officials have learned to the best of their ability the proper action to prevent illness and the spread of disease.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A pandemic is a disease outbreak that spans several countries and affects a large number of people. Pandemics are most likely caused by viruses which can easily spread from person to person. There\u2019s no sure way to prevent the spread of disease during a pandemic, but in the meantime, there are steps you can take [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":103,"featured_media":0,"parent":50966,"menu_order":292,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-ema.php","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-65863","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","page_department-ema","page_category-gl","page_category-ps"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.maconbibb.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/65863","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.maconbibb.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.maconbibb.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.maconbibb.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/103"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.maconbibb.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65863"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.maconbibb.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/65863\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65864,"href":"https:\/\/www.maconbibb.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/65863\/revisions\/65864"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.maconbibb.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/50966"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.maconbibb.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65863"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}