For the Birds

To lessen your chances of catching an illness from wild birds, you should always wash your hands carefully with soap or hand sanitizer after handling bird feeders, bird nests, birdbaths, or water infected with bird droppings. You should also keep away from touching bird droppings or dead birds. If you absolutely must move a dead [...]

The avian flu has become a threat to the human race, although it is not prevalent in every country. Currently, there are no effective means of fighting the virus if it becomes a pandemic. However, there are six things every person can do to avoid the avian flu, and to keep themselves healthy during the [...]

Breathing infected dust can transmit avian influenza and other transferable diseases; therefore poultry workers should wear respirators. Respirators that are equipped with filters or cartridges are known as air-purifying respirators. These types are the most sensible and suitable choices for poultry workers to wear when there is a chance they could encounter infected birds or [...]

The avian flu has infected many human beings, and has become a threat to many nations. Avian flu is usually spread from birds to human beings. However, it’s not commonly known how the bird flu is spread from birds to humans. The spreading of bird flu essentially begins with migratory birds. It is possible for [...]

With the bird flu/avian flu becoming more and more of a global concern, it is of ever increasing importance for people to have an understanding of what the bird flu is.  Here is a brief description to help you out. The term “avian flu” literally means “flu from viruses adapted to birds”.  However, it is [...]

When looking at the big picture, the Bird flu is still considered to be very rare and the resulting deaths have been small. In addition, all of the people who have died from the infection have had direct contact with the infected birds. Furthermore, there have been very few cases where the virus has been [...]

Avian influenza also known, as the bird flu, is a virus that infects both wild birds and domestic poultry. Avian influenza is a disease caused by infection of poultry with type A influenza viruses. AI strains are separated into two groups that are based on the capacity of the virus to create disease in poultry. [...]

Vaccines are produced each year to prevent seasonal influenza. These vaccines are one of the most effective ways to minimize suffering and death from influenza. However, these vaccines do not protect against the avian flu. Currently there is no vaccine available to protect against the bird flu. Avian influenza, or bird flu, is an infectious [...]

The bird flu is becoming a greater concern with health professionals in the countries that it affects.  Currently there is no cure for the disease, though there are some treatments for it. Treatment for the bird flu is most effective when it begins within two days of the onset of symptoms.  There is a much [...]

Avian flu has become very common in humans in the past few years. Many infected humans may be unaware of their illness, because most of the symptoms of avian flu are the same as the human flu. The symptoms of avian flu can be sudden, and there’s no easy way to distinguish between avian and [...]