answersLogoWhite

0

People catch bird flu by close contact with birds or bird droppings. This is just the flu that infects birds. The bird flu that people often call the bird flu is not the same. That one is passed from person to person.
Some people have caught H5N1 from cleaning or plucking infected birds. In China, there have been reports of infection via inhalation of aerosolized materials in live bird markets. And some infections have occurred in people who handle fighting cocks.
There have been a few cases where one infected person caught the bird flu virus from another person -- but only after close personal contact. So far, there has been no sustained human-to-human spread of H5N1.

User Avatar

Wiki User

9y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

How is Hartnup disease contracted?

The condition is passed on genetically in families. It occurs when a person inherits two recessive genes for the disease, one from each parent


What is the name of the virus that causes influenza?

Influenza is caused exclusively by viruses in the Orthomyxoviridae family.Viruses are not true cells and are metabolically inert until they are attached or inside of a host cell of a plant or animal (including humans).


Can a canary die from pox?

The Canary Pox Virus (CNPV) can infect many species of birds, and each species of bird fluffed up feathers; sudden onset of labored breathing; sudden death.


What is the difference between a strong muscle contraction and a weak muscle contraction?

one would be the amount of contractile strength that results from a muscle contraction.


Can a relationship between an early bird and a night owl work?

An early bird is a person who wakes and goes to sleep early. A nightowl is a person who stays up all night. A relationship could happen but it wouldn't be that good since you would never see each other.


What are the costumes like in Bird Song?

plain, flowing trousers layered tops different colours for each person, but chosen from; blue, yellow, white.


Which of the following diseases is contracted by the highest number of health care workers each year?

Hepatitis B


How many bags of bird seed do they sell each year?

The bird seed industry can sell about 500,000 pounds each year.


What is a virus's DNA or rna surrounded by?

A waxy shell, with a distinct surface to it, different for each type of virus.


A virus's DNA or RNA is surrounded by what?

A waxy shell, with a distinct surface to it, different for each type of virus.


Is cowpox DNA?

When a mommy cell and daddy cell love each other very much they eat each other.


Who created the phoenix bird?

A mummy pheonix bird and a daddy pheonix bird decided to dedicate their love for each other,the pheonix bird placed his limo in the mummy bird's garage,making the pheonix bird.