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Bird Flu How To Protect Yourself
Bird Flu is spreading around the world as fast as wild birds fly. The birds are carrying flu with them as they migrate. They infect local, non migratory birds that in turn infect local chickens, ducks, turkeys and so on.
Bird flu is spread to humans primarily by contact with chickens, ducks and other poultry. But it is also spread by contact with any other infected birds. So even if you live in the city, the local pigeons can carry bird flu to your window sill.
Humans appear to become infected with the virus not by eating infected poultry, but by contacting infected matter or preparing them for consumption.
Dust and viral particles seem to be a primary cause of human infection.
"We believe those particles are inhaled a... [ Read Article ] |
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Seven Greek swans test positive for H5 avian flu: agriculture ministry (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The Greek agriculture ministry has said that the broad H5 category of avian flu had been detected in seven wild swans in the north of the country, adding that the samples would be sent to an EU reference laboratory in Britain for further tests.
Avian flu likely in Australia: scientist (Sydney Morning Herald)
Deadly avian flu is 'highly likely' to have already reached Australia, a top scientist says. -
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Cdc avian influenza (flu) | current h5n1 situation...
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Bird flu (avian flu) | ahealthyme. Com...
During three decades in the 20th century, a deadly strain of flu spread across the globe, killing anywhere from hundreds of thousands to tens of millions of people.
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Who | avian influenza (" bird flu")...
Avian influenza is an infectious disease of birds caused by type a other bird species, including domestic poultry, develop disease when infected
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Avian influenza a virus infections of humans...
Covers cases of avian influenza viruses including h5n1, h9n2, and h7n7 infecting humans since the 1997. From the centers for disease control.
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Avian influenza wikipedia, the free encyclopedia...
Avian influenza, sometimes avian flu, and commonly bird flu, refers recent influenza research into the genes of the spanish flu virus shows it to have genes
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