What Is Bird Flu?
What is bird flu? And should you be worried? We've put together answers to some of the common questions people have about bird flu. You've probably heard news reports about bird flu (also called Avian flu is caused by a form of influenza virus ... [... more]
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Avian Influenza
Rapid Response Training: The Role of Public Health in a Multi-Agency Response to Avian Influenza in the United States This three day training course, developed in conjunction with the North Carolina Center for Public Health Preparedness, provided ... [... more]
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How to Recognize the Types of Bird Flu
Influenza viruses come in three major categories: A, B and C viruses. While birds can only be infected with influenza A viruses, the strains of bird flu that can transmit from birds to human have a considerable range of sub-types, depending on ... [... more]
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How to Prevent the Bird Flu
As viruses are, by their very nature, difficult to treat, the best way to counter the effects of the bird flu is to prevent it altogether. There are a number of common-sense and not-so-common-sense things you can do to limit your and your ... [... more]
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How to Diagnose Bird Flu
In its initial stages, the bird flu, or avian influenza, manifests symptoms very similar to the common flu. However, serious and potentially life-threatening complications can develop, particularly in young or elderly patients or people who have ... [... more]
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How to Raise Awareness About the Bird Flu
Though disease control experts warn against the possibility of an impending epidemic, awareness of the potential gravity of the spread of the bird flu remains low. While human-to-human transmission of the virus remains rare, the avian influenza ... [... more]
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How to Survive the Bird Flu
Especially in rural areas of China and Southeast Asia, the bird flu is becoming an increasingly visible and alarming problem. Despite fears that the bird flu may one day become a pandemic, you can survive it if you know how to recognize the ... [... more]
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How to Treat Bird Flu in Kids
Should the unforeseen happen and one of your kids gets a case of the bird flu, it is important that you take prompt action to have a doctor treat it. Children, like the elderly and adults with weak immune systems, are more likely to contract a ... [... more]
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Key documents and links
Avian influenza: no risk to consumers from properly cooked poultry and eggs Chicken and other poultry are safe to eat if cooked properly, according to a joint statement by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health ... [... more]
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Frequent Questions (FAQs)
One-stop access to U.S. Government avian and pandemic flu information One-stop access to U.S. Government avian and pandemic flu information. Confirmed Human Cases by Country[Note: Numbers are confirmed by World Health Organization and may not ...[linkh 10 [... more]
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National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Home Page
Official website of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIH is one of the world's foremost medical research centers. An agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the NIH is the Federal focal point for health research. The ... [... more]
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