What are reasons people should worry about bird flu?

Answer 1

People involved in epidemiology have continued to be concerned about the Avian Flu because it has such a high mortality rate. In humans, the mortality rate is as high as 50%. Luckily, it is not spread from human to human. It has also been a concern during the H1N1/09 Pandemic Swine Flu because of the potential for extremely high death rates if the Avian Flu would mutate with the Swine Flu to make it able to be passed easily from human to human like the pandemic flu does. This was of special concern since some of the genetic material in this novel swine flu is derived from Avian Flu viruses.

Answer 2

Very dangerous to those who get it, approximately 50% don't survive. Luckily, it does not spread easily from human to human, so the dangers of a pandemic with its current form is less than it might have been or than any future mutations or reassortants with other influenza viruses that are more easily spread human to human may be.

Answer 3

because you can die from it. Also in the developing world poultry is the number 1 source of protein for millions of people. If poultry die people go hungry.

Answer 4

yes. bird flu is the flu.