Articles about Bird-Flu

Spread Of The Bird Flu In Many Countries

Of the few bird influenza viruses that have crossed the species barrier to infect humans, H5N1 has lead to the largest number of detected cases of severe disease and death in humans. In the current outbursts in Asia and Europe more than half of those infected with the virus have died. Most cases have taken place in previously healthy children and young adults.

by Paul Hata

Don't Count On a Bird Flu Vaccine!

A Bird Flu vaccine is months and months away from production, and production will be a problem since health officials believe it will take at least 1 year to make enough for all citizens.

by Manbeer Singh

Preventing And Controlling Avian Flu In Poultry!

This articles looks at how disease can destroy your livestock. What to look out for and how to prevent it.

by Matthew Smith

Living With The Threat Of An Avian Pandemic

Prevention is better than cure. This is one saying that all of us are aware of but normally tend to ignore it

by Kenneth Scott

Avian H5n1 Flu Protect Your Health From Illness In 2008

Bird or H5N1 flu represents a spreading mortal danger globally Millions and millions of people traverse the globe each and every day, crossing borders both legally and illegally

by Margaret S. Mathews

Facts About The "Bird Flu"

Information about the bird flu

by Bryan Pringle, Ph.D.

Avian Influenza; Pandemic Or Panic?

This article discusses Avian Influenza, or Bird Flu, and its symptoms and treatment.

by James Brown

Songbirds in North America and Their Risk for the Bird Flu

This article discusses the potential threats of the bird flu to North American homeowners who wish to attract wild birds to their yards.

by Mike Kershaw

Should the World Be Terrified of Avian Flu?

The Avian Influenza: What is it? The avian influenza virus, also known as the bird flu, is often carried by wild birds. The virus does not kill its wild carriers, as their immune systems have been honed over thousands of years to get rid of it. On the other hand, it is deadly to domesticated birds such as chickens and turkeys.

by Scott Meyers

What You Need To Know About Tamiflu

Find out why Tamiflu has become perhaps the most important flu medicine in the world

by Jim Pretin

Bird Flu Protection Methods

Bird flu appeared in Hong Kong in 1997 and started to extend among poultry birds and flocks of wild birds rapidly. People who had a contact with infected birds fell ill with avian flu and many of them died.

by Dane Stanton

Bird Flu Survival: Learn How to Protect Yourself

Bird flu is coming from South Asia and threatens to spread all over the world. Nowadays there is hardly a person who is not aware of expansion of the deadly disease, but still most of us do nothing for bird flu survival

by Dane Stanton

All The Bird Flu Facts You Need To Know!

By now everyone in the Western world is aware of the disease known as bird flu and all the bird flu facts associated with it. Everyone should also know the potential consequences involved with this virus if there was ever an outbreak in their town or city.

by Dane Stanton

The Latest Bird Flu Update Revealed!

Everyone is now aware of the threat of bird flu being upon us now. If you are unfamiliar with this particular virus then it can be summed up in one sentence, a form of influenza that affects bird species and has the potential to mutate into a virus harmful to humans.

by Dane Stanton

All The Secrets You Need To Know About The Asian Bird Flu!

There is a deadly disease that has and still is sweeping nations across South East Asia. It’s now beginning to be known as the Asian bird flu. So what is it and how does it affect people?

by Dane Stanton

Find Out The Latest Bird Flu News!

In the wake of some of the most horrific bird flu pandemics in the history of civilization, news has spread from nation to nation like wildfire. People are starting to feel a sense of fear that maybe there is a possibility that an epidemic could occur in...

by Dane Stanton

Protecting Your Family from the Avian Flu

Fear of an Avian Flu pandemic has reached epic proportions and with good reason. If Avian Flu becomes a fully mutated strain that is easily transmittable between humans, the result of this sickness on the human population would be disastrous.

by Christopher Smith

Bird Flu Virus Is Deadly

One of most severe of A type influenza viruses is the much feared bird flu virus with the deadly H5N1 strain being the most widely known and notoriously dangerous.

by Ske Chay

All The Untold Secrets Of The Bird Flu Virus

The bird flu virus is one of the most deadliest in the world and has taken many lives over the last century and a half. This virus is better known as avian influenza and is derived from an influenza virus from birds.

by Dane Stanton

Find Out What The Symptoms of Bird Flu Are Before It’s Too Late!

How frightening it is to think that one disease such as bird flu can cause so must devastation by literally killing thousands of people in a short period of time. Well this of course can all be prevented if you...

by Dane Stanton

Avian Flu Is A Potential Pandemic

Will the avian flu cause a disaster similar to the Spanish flu of 1918 that killed more than fifty million people in the world?

by Ske Chay

Learn All The Secrets They Don’t Tell You About Bird Flu

Isn’t it interesting to think that one day you could be going about your normal everyday life and then suddenly an outbreak of bird flu could be on you? What would you do in this situation? How would you react?

by Dane Stanton

Discover All The Secrets About Avian Bird Flu

Avian bird flu is a contagious disease that affects mainly birds. It is a strand of disease that comes from the influenza virus which is very species-specific. That means it usually only affects the species that coincides with the particular strand. The main concern with it is its ability to contaminate huge flocks of poultry.

by Dane Stanton

Bird Flu: What It Is And How You Can Protect Yourself

Everywhere you turn you see it on the news. Bird flu is on the rise and people are scared. The Avian or Bird flu is commonly seen among wild birds. It is as typical as the human flu and is transmitted between birds. Find out the facts and you can protect your family.

by Christopher Smith

Symptoms are Not the Disease of Bird Flu Even Though They’re Unpleasant

In the long run we’re better off suffering through the symptoms of a disease than covering them up. Many bird flu symptoms are the body’s way of fighting the disease.

by Richard Stooker

Bird Flu Protection and Prevention

Bird flu prevention and protection can help prepare you for an influenza pandemic if it were to occur right now. You should become knowledgeable about the magnitude of what can happen is there were a pandemic outbreak. Certain actions can help lesson the impact on your family.

by Christopher Smith

The Importance Of A Bird Flu Mask

Even though any mask is not a guarantee against influenza infection, they dramatically cut down the chances of infection from airborne viruses. It remains to be said however, that the capabilities of the masks degrade over time from usage.

by Clive Jenkins

Bird Flu Preparation and Protection

The preventive measures as of now consist mostly of advisories and guidelines to be followed by people and governments across the risk prone countries. Amazingly rapid advances in the field of pharmaceuticals and genetics are being made to come up with a foolproof strategy for development and deployment of vaccines against bird flu.

by Clive Jenkins

The Problems We May Still Face Even Though A Bird Flu Vaccine Is Introduced

Currently the total production capacity of the world is about 300 million influenza vaccines per year. And the world population is about 6.5 billion! So it is quite apparent that in the case of a pandemic not everyone can be vaccinated unless we either stockpile vaccine or produce it at war footing.

by Clive Jenkins

Bird Flu Protection And The Measures Taken To Safeguard Ourselves

Bird flu is caused by the influenza A type of virus which is hosted by birds and some animal species like pigs, horses, etc. and just like any other influenza virus it propagates via air, water, direct contact, body fluids and excreta.

by Clive Jenkins

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