Unfortunately it's like every other story - it's big for a little while, that is until the next big story comes along.
Kind of like the "flavor of the month".
Have a lovely rest of the day.
2006-08-26 08:40:00
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answered by Goblin g 6
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It hasn't made the jump from bird virus to human virus.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/11/1123_051123_bird_flu_2.html
"There are actually several H5N1 strains. The one that has been wreaking havoc in Asia is HPAI H5N1. It is suspected to have arisen in the geese and poultry industry in China. In birds the virus both spreads and kills rapidly. Chickens can die within hours of exposure."
Currently avian-flu infects birds but than can change in "a process called viral reassortment. An avian-flu virus and a human-flu virus might infect the same host animal, such as a pig or even a human. If so, the two flu strains may swap genes and produce a new hybrid strain."
That new hybrid strain hasn't happened yet that we know of. When it does...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/05/0525_050525_birdflu.html
"The human toll of a new, highly contagious avian flu could be shocking. Some experts estimate that 20 percent of the globe's population could fall ill and tens of millions could die.
The health threat would likely set in motion further calamities. Reductions in foreign trade and travel are probable, because governments would attempt to lock down their borders to prevent the spread of the virus, experts predict.
In today's increasingly mobile world such actions are unlikely to slow disease transmission but may well devastate the international economy. Institutions, from businesses to relief agencies, would likely stagnate as illness became widespread."
2006-08-26 17:32:56
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answered by J Z 4
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the 'bird flu' is still around. we're just waiting for some bird or human to become infected by both the bird flu virus and a flu virus that infects humans. the two virus's will share dna and a new virus will be born; one that the human immune system hasn't battled. that's what happened with the spanish flu, and it could happen again. when it does happen again the media will pick it up.
2006-08-26 16:32:21
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answered by mike d 2
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It's not dissapeared, just like aids has not dissapeared, but newspapers you must understand are not there to give us the news........oh no! Newspapers are there to make money, not provide a public information service. And sadly the type of readers that make nearly all their sales have A VERY VERY VERY LOW ATTENTION threshold. To sell newspapers to these morons they have to keep the NOVELTY alive. So new NEWS is good news. Bird flu is just so out of date man!! NO !! Now it's explosive pop on planes and holiday delayes........If you want real news , forget the newspapers. If an atomic bomb went off today............in a fortnights time it would be replaced by the latest pay dispute!! Bird flue is STILL a life threatening virus.
2006-08-26 15:58:35
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answered by Bruce 1
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I think they were worried about it in the springtime when the birds were migrating, and there was a fear the flu would be spread.
If the media have stopped the stories I would guess it has come to a natural end, the way these things do
2006-08-26 15:42:22
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answered by used to live in Wales 4
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They aren't reporting bird flu at the moment because the strain H5N1 isn't as active as it has been and there are no new cases, when a new case is found it will be reported. In every disease it first of all mutates into different strains and each strain effects it's victims in different ways for example Foot and Mouth disease effects humans and animals in different ways, the reason for the panic was because it was reaching epidemic proportions and there was no known cure, as far as I am sure there still isn't a cure but there is preventative measure that can be taken.
2006-08-30 13:40:02
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answered by Anonymous
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The reporters got lazy and found something a lil bit more exciting!!!
I personally wasn't that worried about it and didn't believe it was a serious as they say!
I even carried on and booked my holiday to turkey during the interest about that's where it came from!
I'm still alive so i think i can say bird flu is well and truly bird ****!
2006-08-27 10:19:31
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answered by Sazzle 2
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Great question, it a hoax, no pan demic. Donald Rumsfield, Secretary of Defense, was a former employee of Gideon Bio Tech and Pharmaceuticals. He purchased millions of dollars worth of Gilead stock at $7 a share It is now worth $50 (Gilead is a Halliburton connection .
President Bush ordered 2 million doses of bird flu vaccine and enough for all military forces. Good old boy, Tony Blair bought enough for 25% of England's 56 million population.
Gilead makes huge profit.. Cheneys Halliburton makes bucks and Rumsfield makes huge stock profits.
No bird flu epidemic.The bait was planted, the Media spread it and Mr. Conglomerate Bush ran with it. Right out of our pockets. Slicker than slick. Hardly felt it!
2006-08-26 16:00:09
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answered by Anonymous
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The Irish air force found a cure for bird flu, they bombed the canary islands ?????
2006-08-26 17:33:27
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answered by ? 2
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Because reporters and their editors have no science backgrounds, and are too lazy to educate themselves in that field. They have not the skills with which to interpret the carefully worded information that is released by medical experts.
They have no idea what specificity, sensitivity, clinically significant, associated with, caused by, indicate, or any of the other words that have profound meaning to the medical community.
In other words, it is over the heads of the people doing the reporting.
2006-08-26 16:01:39
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answered by finaldx 7
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