A number of Asian countries have reported cases of avian influenza.commonly referred to as bird flu or avian flu, in their domestic and wild bird populations. There continues to be a number of confirmed cases of bird-to-human transmissions of avian influenza. However, it has not been
determined that avian flu is spread from person to person.
Bird flu is an infection caused by avian influenza viruses that occur naturally among birds. Usually, these viruses are present in the intestine if wild birds, but they do not get sick from them. However, bird flu is very contagious among birds and can make some domesticated birds, including chickens, ducks, and turkeys, very sick and kill them.
When domestic poultry gets infected by avian influenza, then the disease is categorize as low pathogenic form and high pathogenic form according the level of its virulence. Former case may cause mild symptoms like ruffled feathers and a drop in egg production but in latter case, the virus may affect multiple internal organs and has a mortality rate that can reach 90-100% within 48 hours.
This flu gets transmitted to the domesticated birds if direct contact is made with the infected fowl or poultry, or through their saliva, nasal secretion or feces, and sharing of same water or feed that have been contaminated with the virus.
Among the avian influenza, stain H5N1 ahs crossed the barrier of the species and are infecting people and there are reports of increasing death of humans due to H5N1 since 1997. In most cases, avian influenza infection in humans have resulted from direct or close contact with infected poultry like domesticated chicken, ducks, and turkeys or surfaces contaminated with secretions and excretions from infected birds. However, the spread of avian influenza viruses from an ill person to another person has been reported very rarely.
The various symptoms of avian influenza in humans are fever, cough, sore throat, muscle aches, eye infections, pneumonia, severe respiratory diseases, and other severe and life-threatenin.complications. The fatality of the infection will depend mostly on the state of the immune system of an infected person, and the type of virus subtype and the strain.
Till now, a specific anti-avian influenza vaccine for humans is not readily available. However, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has suggested that the anti-viral medication Oseltamivir Phosphate, with brand name
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Apart from tamiflu, anti-viral medicine
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checkflu.com/amantadine.html amantadine has showed its effectiveness in treating H5N1 infection. Another drug called relenza is also effective in treating influenza. It is avilable in the form of inhaler and it attacks inflenza virus and protect it from spreading inside the body. Relenza is not for the infants and it may cause some side effects like breathing problem or obstructive pulmonary disease. So If you have trouble breathing or have wheezing after your dose of
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With increasing reports of bird flu death across the world, people are in need of effective anti-viral drug. Health officials may be spending sleepless night to prevent bird flu, more advanced and thorough studies are needed to minimize the intensity of the bird flu pandemic.
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