The Bird Flu - Are You Ready?

Bird Flu is caused by Avian flu viruses which naturally occur in birds. Birds in the
wild, all over the world, carry the virus in their intestines, although they rarely
become ill from it.

Transmission

The Bird Flu however, is very contagious among birds and can spread to
domesticated birds such as ducks & chickens and kill them. The Bird Flu is
transmitted though saliva, nasal secretions and feces. Commonly the Bird Flu is only
transmitted from bird to bird, but cases have now been widely reported since 1997
of the flu being transmitted from bird to human, with cases reported of human to
human transmission, although the virus has not infected more than one person in
those cases. Bird Flu viruses are all the time changing, and over time may create into a
strain that can be transmitted from human to human to human, in which case we
would be faced with a global pandemic of devastating proportions.

Symptoms of Bird Flu in humans can be anywhere from norman flu-like symptoms
such as sore throat, cough, fever & muscle aches, to respiratory diseases such as
acute respiratory distress, eye infections, pneumonia and other severe life-
threatening complications.

As of January, 2006, cases of the Bird Flu in humans have been reported in several
countries including China, Thailand, Indonesia, Cambodia, Vietnam, with several
cases in Turkey in modern months. Over 140 cases have been reported by the Who
since 2004. Most of the citizen infected had been in close touch with birds that
were infected with the Bird Flu.

Scientists are not able to predict if or when a Bird Flu pandemic will occur, but have
been keeping a close eye on the virus in Asia and Europe and are making ready for the
worst potential scenario.

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