For the Birds

Avian influenza typically spreads when live birds that are contaminated are bought and then sold, and by contact of birds with bird droppings on dirty equipment, cages, feed, vehicles or shoes and clothing. Therefore it is very important to practice good hygiene and bio-security. Hot soapy water and detergents are the first things that should [...]

The make-up of a flu virus is somewhat complex.  What researchers know about this virus is that it is roughly round, will the possibility of also being elongated or irregularly shaped.  Inside the virus are eight segments of single-strand RNA that contain genetic code for making new copies of the virus.  The flu virus has [...]