The following article consist of informations about Avian Influenza, or “Bird Flu” in the keyfacts that you might need to 
know. Many scientists believe that it is just a matter of time that Avian Influenza can be the next influenza pandemic incident. May this article herein help you with informations to prepare yourself and families for Avian Influenza the outbreak.
According to the WHO, Avian influenza is an infectious disease of birds caused by type A strains of the influenza virus (H5N1Influenza A Virus). These strain of viruses do not normally infect species other than birds and pigs until the first human’s infection case was found in Hongkong 1997. First identified in Italy more than 100 years ago, chickens and turkeys, are particularly susceptible to epidemics of rapidly fatal influenza.
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.
You will also be provided with scientific information sources on bird flu in several trusted websites. Please follow on complete article about Preparing Yourself and Families for Avian Influenza Outbreak in the Bird Flu Article here (source: acsh.org)
