Bird flu
Birds, just like people, get the flu. Bird flu viruses infect birds, including chickens, other poultry and wild birds such as ducks. Most bird flu viruses can only infect other birds. However, bird flu can pose health risks to people. The first case of a bird flu virus infecting a person directly, H5N1, was in Hong Kong in 1997. Since then, the bird flu virus has spread to birds in countries in Asia, Africa and Europe.
Human infection is still very rare, but the virus that causes the infection in birds might change, or mutate, to more easily infect humans. This could lead to a pandemic, or a worldwide outbreak of the illness.
During an outbreak of bird flu, people who have contact with infected birds can become sick. It may also be possible to catch bird flu by eating poultry that is not well cooked or through contact with a person who has it. Bird flu can make people very sick or even cause death.
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Treatment for Bird Flu for Humans
Antiviral drugs are used to ease bird flu symptoms and shorten the duration of a bout of bird flu, by stopping the spread of the virus within the body. So far, the strain of the bird flu virus that has been passed to several people from birds seems to be affected by these treatments for bird flu.
However, if a bird flu pandemic occurs, the form that the virus finally takes may react to these drugs differently. A further problem could be that antiviral drugs usually have a shelf life of only a few years, and since the bird flu virus evolves extensively over time, the virus could become resistant to stockpiled bird flu treatments. Hence major stockpiles could become useless.
If antiviral drugs and vaccines are not available, it will necessary to use natural remedies to fight the viral infection and ease the flu symptoms. Click on the link to see information on popular natural flu remedies that could see you through a bird flu pandemic.
Birds, just like people, get the flu. Bird flu viruses infect birds, including chickens, other poultry and wild birds such as ducks. Most bird flu viruses can only infect other birds. However, bird flu can pose health risks to people. The first case of a bird flu virus infecting a person directly, H5N1, was in Hong Kong in 1997. Since then, the bird flu virus has spread to birds in countries in Asia, Africa and Europe.
Human infection is still very rare, but the virus that causes the infection in birds might change, or mutate, to more easily infect humans. This could lead to a pandemic, or a worldwide outbreak of the illness.
During an outbreak of bird flu, people who have contact with infected birds can become sick. It may also be possible to catch bird flu by eating poultry that is not well cooked or through contact with a person who has it. Bird flu can make people very sick or even cause death.
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Treatment for Bird Flu for Humans
Antiviral drugs are used to ease bird flu symptoms and shorten the duration of a bout of bird flu, by stopping the spread of the virus within the body. So far, the strain of the bird flu virus that has been passed to several people from birds seems to be affected by these treatments for bird flu.
However, if a bird flu pandemic occurs, the form that the virus finally takes may react to these drugs differently. A further problem could be that antiviral drugs usually have a shelf life of only a few years, and since the bird flu virus evolves extensively over time, the virus could become resistant to stockpiled bird flu treatments. Hence major stockpiles could become useless.
If antiviral drugs and vaccines are not available, it will necessary to use natural remedies to fight the viral infection and ease the flu symptoms. Click on the link to see information on popular natural flu remedies that could see you through a bird flu pandemic.
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