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bird flu: see influenza influenza or flu, acute, highly contagious disease caused by a virus; formerly known as the grippe. There are three types of the virus, designated A, B, and C, but only types A and B cause more serious contagious infections. ..... Click the link for more information. . bird fluor avian influenzaviral respiratory disease, mainly of birds including poultry and waterbirds but also transmissible to humans. Symptoms in humans include fever, sore throat, cough, headache, and muscle aches. Severe infections can result in life-threatening complications such as pneumonia and acute respiratory illness. The first known human cases occurred in Hong Kong in 1997, resulting in six deaths. Deadly outbreaks among poultry in several countries in eastern and central Asia between 2003 and mid-2005 were accompanied by more than 100 human cases, about half of them fatal. The causative agents are virus subtypes related to the human influenza type A viruses, the most virulent and contagious being the H5N1 subtype. A specific protective vaccine for this virus remains to be developed. Studies suggest that some antiviral drugs that work against human influenza may be effective in treating bird flu in humans. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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28 March Web seminar: Handling Avian Bird Flu and Other Mass Casualty Situations Authorities there indicated they weren't as worried about the disease spreading to other operations, but rather on a negative consumer reaction to the presence of bird flu in Britain. Queensland and international scientists in bird flu hotspots, including Indonesia, Cambodia, and Vietnam will form a rapid response team to identify new strains of influenza and fast track the development of new drugs to treat them. |
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