What you will find in the article are sections such as how serious is the risk of a bird flu pandemic, has bird flu been transmitted person-to-person, How were people who were infected with bird flu exposed to it, What is currently being done to prevent and prepare for a possible bird flu pandemic, How is bird flu different from the regular flu, How is bird flu detected in humans, Will antibiotics or other types of vaccines protect against bird flu, Who is most at risk of catching bird flu if it becomes easily spread among people, What precautions should be taken by people traveling to countries with reported outbreaks and many more.
Archives for Avian Flu
Vaccines against Avian Influenza — A Race against Time
A major worry of pandemic threat due to Avian influenza A (H5N1) virus had been emerged. Many study estimated that its consequences could have result in economic costs in approximately $675 billion in United States. As of time, this virus continues to evolve into antigenicaly distinct clades, expanding to include wild migratory birds, and outbreaking [...]
Clinical Review: Update of Avian Influenza A Infections in Humans
Human influenza pandemics over the last 100 years have been caused by H1, H2, and H3 subtypes of influenza A viruses. More recently, avian influenza virus subtypes (that is, H5, H7) have been found to directly infect humans from their avian hosts. The recent emergence, host expansion, and spread of a highly pathogenic avian influenza [...]
