Mar 20 2008
Important Ways to Protect Poultry Workers from Bird Flu Risks
When a human becomes infected by the bird flu, it is often resulting from contact with virus-laden respiratory droplets that are expelled during coughing and sneezing. Influenza viruses range in size from 0.08 to 0.12 micrometers and are carried in respiratory discharges that can be small-particle aerosols (less than 10 micrometers in diameter).On a farm, [...]