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H5N1, Avian "bird" flu is fairly common among birds, especially water birds and poultry, but all birds are susceptible, and bird flu is passed from bird to bird and from bird to people.
It is an extremely virulent influenza virus that can infect birds, occasionally pigs, very rarely humans, and some rare infections in other animals. Fortunately, it does not spread very easily to humans and no human to human transmissions have been known to occur. It does, however, have a very high mortality rate in animals and in humans (50% Death Rate in humans).
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What are some common bird flu symptoms?
The Bird Flu virus manifests itself in a variety of ways. The symptoms of Bird Flu are running nose, high ever, harsh cough, overall lethargy, and general fatigue.
What are the release dates for Burt Flu The Bird with Bird Flu - 2005?
Burt Flu The Bird with Bird Flu - 2005 was released on: USA: 11 December 2005
What if your dog has the bird flu?
Dogs are not susceptible to the H5N1 bird flu.
Is bird flu the past tense of bird fly?
No, bird flu is a disease caught from birds.
What are the types of Bird Flu?
Swine Flu
What's Bird Flu?
Bird flu is another term used for avian influenza.
Can Penguins Spread Bird Flu?
Yes, all birds spread bird flu
What are the different types of bird flu?
Swine Flu
Do ducks carry the bird flu?
Yes, water fowl (especially non-domesticated fowl in the wild) are a common source of the Avian (Bird) flu virus. Luckily, it remains contained to limited areas of the world at present.
What is the origin of the name swine lu?
Swine flu was first discovered in people working with pigs. Flu is a disease that is transmitted in various forms among people, pigs, and birds. Sometimes bird flu is transmitted to pigs, and sometime pig flu is transmitted to people. What actually happens is that a pig has pig flu and catches bird flu. A chromosome from the bird flu gets mixed with the pig flu and changes it to a different type of flu. Then a person with human flu catches pig flu. A chromosome with pig and perhaps bird flu mixes with the human flu. The flu is mainly human flu but contains pig and bird flu chromosomes. It got the name swine flu because people working with pigs caught it first. Because it has the pig and bird chromosomes, people with resistance to human flu, have less resistance to swine flu.
Died from bird flu in UK?
Humans and birds can die from avian "bird" flu. Up to 60% of humans who get avian flu can die.
Can bird flu affect the blue banned bee?
Bird Flu DOES affect the Blue banned bee!!
