Bird Flu Threat Case In Europe
Why the health authorities are too scary about this virus H5N1? It reminds some of the health researchers and scientists about the Black Death (Bubonic Plague) that broke out in China in 1300 and quickly spread to Europe. The death toll soon was in millions. The scientists fear that this virus H5N1 has similar potentialities. However, the beginning of the devastation created by this virus is humble. The total death toll since its emergence is just 200! For the present, the rate of annihilation is slightly over 50% of the total persons affected. For the Bubonic Plague, the carriers were the rats. For the bird flu, it is birds. The rats traveled in boats that carried the cargo from one country to another. Birds do it without the services of boats or jets. They are capable of flying from one country to another and now they show their damage capacity. Having suffered the devastating Plague, why Europe is now worried is…this bird flu virus mutates at a fast rate! It hardly takes few months to develop itself in to a new virus, and the medical research is unable to catch up the virus in this marathon. The true nature of [...]
Bird flu threat persists in Bangladesh
For Older Adults, Flu Season Tends To Peak First In Nevada, Last In Maine An analysis of hospitalization records for adults age 65 and over found that seasonal flu tends to move in traveling waves, peaking earliest in western states such as Nevada, Utah, and California and working its way east. New England states such as Rhode Island, Maine, and New Hampshire tend to have the latest peak in seasonal flu, according to public health researchers at Tufts University in … Read more on Medical News Today Bird flu threat persists in Bangladesh Rome, April 16: The deadly H5N1 avian flu virus or bird flu persists in five countries including Bangladesh, posing a threat to global animal and human health. Read more on New Kerala
Bird Flu is Still a Threat for Humanity
Bird flu, also known as avian influenza is a disease which affects the birds, especially the poultry, in different extents. The bird flu is produced by subtypes of influenza A virus and it sheds in the wild birds which transmit the virus to the poultry. The H5N1 subtype is considered to be the most pathogenic virus from all the subtypes of influenza A virus. Chicken, ducks and turkeys get infected if they get in contact with discharges from infected birds, infected water, and infected vehicles. The eggs can also contaminate the incubator if they are from infected hens. The birds which survive the infection can spread the virus for another period of at least 10 days through secretions, discharges and feathers. The virus can easily spread in the area if a contaminated bird is left to roam freely; if it drinks water from the place other birds drink, this way contaminating the water. Cars can spread the virus also from one place to another if they are not disinfected properly. Shoes, cages and clothing are also a way of spreading the virus. Humans can get infected if they get into close contact with ill birds. [...]
H1N1 flu still a threat
Swine Flu cases rise on Western Slope At the San Miguel County Department of Health and Environment, workers don’t have enough time to work — they’ve been answering their phones for days, fielding calls about flu vaccines. Read more on Telluride Daily Planet H1N1 flu still a threat Local health officials fear the arrival of warmer weather may prompt people to drop their guard regarding the threat posed by flu, especially the troublesome H1N1 flu virus. Read more on Star Beacon