what is the bird flu ?

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i need a answer !!

Answer 1

a disease caused by eating birds that have the virus

Answer 2

Strains of influenza are identified as A or B with A being subdivided by H and N antigens. The present vaccine contains H1N1 H3N2 and B. Avian (bird) influenza is H5N1 so if a person were to contract it they would have no immunity and the potential results are devastating. Fortunately avian influenza does not easily pass from bird to human and human to human spread has not been conclusively demonstrated. There have been only a small number of cases worldwide and none in the Western hemisphere. The risk for people is theoretical rather than real - at least for now.

Answer 3

Avian influenza (also known as bird flu) is a type of influenza virulent in birds. It was first identified in Italy in the early 1900s and is now known to exist worldwide.

Avian influenza: Also called fowl plague, avian flu, and bird flu. A highly contagious viral disease with up to 100% mortality in domestic fowl. Caused by influenza A virus subtypes H5 and H7. All types of birds are susceptible to the virus but outbreaks occur most often in chickens and turkeys. The infection may be brought by migratory wild birds which can carry the virus but show no signs of disease. Humans are only rarely affected.

Type A influenza viruses can infect several animal species aside from birds, including pigs, horses, seals and whales. Birds are an especially important species because all known subtypes of influenza A viruses circulate among wild birds, which are the natural hosts for influenza A viruses. Avian influenza viruses do not usually directly infect humans or circulate among humans.

Influenza A viruses can be divided into subtypes on the basis of their surface proteins - hemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA). There are 15 known H subtypes. While all subtypes can be found in birds, only 3 subtypes of HA (H1, H2 and H3) and two subtypes of NA (N1 and N2) are known to have circulated widely in humans.

The symptoms in humans range from typical influenza-like symptoms (with fever, cough, sore throat and muscle aches) to eye infections, pneumonia, acute respiratory distress, viral pneumonia, and other severe and life-threatening complications.

Studies to date suggest that the prescription medications approved for human influenza strains would be effective in preventing avian influenza infection in humans.

All influenza viruses have the potential to change. It is possible that an avian influenza virus could change so that it could infect humans and could spread easily from person to person. Because these viruses do not commonly infect humans, there is little or no immune protection against them in the human population. If an avian virus were able to infect people and gain the ability to spread easily from person to person, an influenza pandemic, a global outbreak, could begin.

Past influenza pandemics have led to high levels of illness, death, social disruption and economic loss. There were 3 pandemics in the 20th century; the Spanish flu (1918-19), Asian flu (1957-58), and Hong Kong flu (1968-69). All of them spread worldwide within a year of being detected.

Answer 4

It has nothing 2 do with ur precious " body parts". It' s something similar with the crazy cows but in chickens.

Answer 5

it's a thing in the birds kills every body haha

Answer 6

Well I hear it is the irrestible urge to crap on somebodys windshield. LOL

Answer 7

a disease caused by or brought by birds . . . . it is very . . delicate in rich of people . ..