Avian Flu Articles

1). Preparing Your Finances For A Bird Flu Pandemic By : Pandemic Zone
If you have been paying attention to the news lately you may of heard of the threat of bird flu and a world pandemic. What would this mean and how would it affect your financial holdings. The World Bank, which has estimated that a bird flu pandemic lasting a year could, cost the global economy up to $800 billion dollars. The economic toll on the world economy will be catastrophic.
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2). Will the Chimigen™ Vaccine Stop Bird Flu, Anthrax and Hepatitis? By : James E. Finch
Interviewer: Can you describe ViRexx Medical’s Chimigen™ therapeutic vaccine? Dr. Rajan George: Chimigen therapeutic vaccine is used to produce immune responses in a host against infections which are difficult to produce immune responses, by targeting the vaccine to dendritic cells. The Chimigen platform can be extended to develop therapies for difficult-to-treat chronic infectious diseases.
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3). Bird Flu – Answers to 10 Important Questions By : Brian McGregor
Find out the answers to the 10 most frequently asked questions about bird flu.
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4). Preparing For A Natural Disaster, Terrorists Attack Or Bird Flu Pandemic By : Pandemic Zone
How prepared are you? Will you be like thousands of others and wait until the last minute to stock up on food and water? Do you even have a working flashlight in your home or auto? As we have clearly seen, waiting until it is too late does not work. Grocery stores run out, gas stations run dry and we certainly can’t depend on the government to help.
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5). Questions To Ask Your Employer Before A Bird Flu Pandemic By : Pandemic Zone
Bird flu? Have you heard of it? You have probably been hearing more about it in the news lately. What is it and why should you be worried about it? Avian influenza affects poultry and wild game birds. It has been mainly in Southeast Asia but is spreading to other countries. Since 2003 160 people worldwide have become ill and about 82 have died. It is deadly to poultry and can be lethal in humans as well.
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6). Bird Flu and Tamiflu—Making Your Supply of Tamiflu Go Farther in an Emergency Situation By : Bradford Frank M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A.
I have discussed Tamiflu (oseltamivir) and Relenza (zanamivir) previously – see Bird Flu: Tamiflu and Relenza for Prevention and Treatment in the Articles section on our Web site, http://www.AvoidBirdFlu.com. This current article adds important information about making your supply of Tamiflu go farther in an emergency situation. First, as I noted in.
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7). Avian Flu Symptoms By : Frank Vanderlugt
Avian influenza viruses are usually type A viruses found mainly in birds, but infections can occur in humans. Not all bird flu strains produce serious illness, but the current H5N1 strain is unusually pathogenic and has been shown to be transmissible to humans. Unlike most bird flu viruses, the H5N1 virus can be passed easily from birds to humans without first incubating in other animals such as pigs.
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8). Can My Pet Bird Make Me Or My Kids Sick? By : Mitch Endick
Yes, your pet bird can potentially get you or your child sick. Infectious diseases that can be transmitted between humans and animals are called zoonotic. Unfortunately, birds can carry at lease five different serious illnesses.
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9). Preparing Your Business for a Bird Flu Pandemic By : Bird Flu
How would your business operate if half your work force were out sick? Would your business continue to function if several of your top key employees died? How many employees are cross-trained in other positions? A recent study showed the threat that most preoccupies the world's business leaders is a global influenza pandemic. This is why you need to start asking these questions now so your business can be prepared for a possible bird flu pandemic.
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10). Is There Going To Be An Asian Flu Pandemic? By : Michael Z. Johnson
The last Asian flu pandemic occurred in 1957. It is estimated that between 1 million people and 4 million people were killed by the virus. Fast forward to October 2004 when an American lab sent out stored samples of the deadly strain of Asian flu to different labs all over the world. By some kind of administrative error some 3,700 samples of the 1957 Asian flu virus were sent out to labs around the world.
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11). Flu Threat: Lessons From Past Pandemics By : Doc Gamble
Flu and the Immune System Influenza ("flu") strikes every year and afflicts millions. Under normal circumstances, flu is not considered a general public health risk. Of course, any disease must be taken seriously for two reasons. First of all, any disease, including flu, can become dangerous through complications. But, let's also understand the far more important issue with regard to flu (and not just avian flu)…but disease in general.
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12). Why You Should Be Worried About A Bird Flu Pandemic By : Bird Flu
You may have been hearing a lot in the news lately about a bird flu pandemic. You have probably been thinking “what does that have to do with me?’ There is always something to worry about right? Natural disasters, terrorism and now a flu pandemic? The first two—natural disasters and terrorism have a lot in common. They both strike without warning, they leave death and destruction in their wake and they affect a local area.
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13). Your Body Wants To Fight The Flu By : Generation Health
The body's immune system is our first line of defense against attacks from germs, bacteria, and viral agents like the flu. The immune system detects these harmful invaders and begins the process of isolating and destroying them. But the immune system only works if it has the fuel that it needs. You see, the immune system is called a "system" because it is comprised of various organs and sub systems that work together in harmony.
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14). Bird Flu: Human Infection By : Bradford Frank M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A.
Bird flu is a disease caused by a specific type of avian (bird) influenza virus, the so-called H5N1 virus. This virus was first discovered in birds in China in 1997, and since then has infected 125 people in Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, and Indonesia, killing 64 of them. It is spread by infected migratory birds (including wild ducks and geese) to domestic poultry (primarily chickens, ducks, and turkeys), and then to humans.
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15). Bird Flu-Worst-Case Scenario By : Bird Flu
There has been a lot of buzz about bird flu or the avian influenza and how it could become a global pandemic. What would a pandemic really mean? The federal government just launched a 7 billion dollar program to help the prevention and out break of a bird flu pandemic. There have only been 83 deaths from avian flu worldwide since 2003. Health experts have not yet seen evidence of human to human transmission.
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16). An Overview of Bird Flu By : Scott Byers
Those who have been following the news of the world have invariably heard of the recent bird flu panic. This very dangerous strain of the flu has claimed quite a number of lives in the world and has literally terrified the populace of many countries. Despite the danger of this particular flu strain, many people truly do not know what the bird flu actually is.
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17). Bird Flu: Fundamental Questions and Answers You Need To Know By : Niall Cinneide
Q - What is bird flu? A - Bird flu is an infection of a flu virus known to affect birds, particularly migratory birds, ducks and chickens. Bird flu is also reportedly known to affect pigs and most recently, humans. Thought to affect all species, the virus does not adversely affect ducks. Ducks have developed antibodies against the virus and they only act as carriers of the disease without exhibiting any symptoms of bird flu infection.
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18). Bird Flu -- How the Nightmare Begins By : Richard Stooker
Bird flu could become highly contagious in several ways. Here is one plausible scenario.
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19). 10 Life Saving Tips for Surviving an Impending Bird Flu Pandemic By : Julie Butler
A new killer flu virus is on its way. Ducks and geese carrying this virus are now winging their way across the globe, spreading the disease wherever they go. Started in Asia, it has now spread to Europe. Soon it will be in North and South America. So far it has only killed a few dozen humans. It is, after all, a virus that’s passed from bird to bird.
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20). Bird Flu: A Historical Perspective By : Niall Cinneide
Recent outbreaks have put avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu disease, at the center stage of the global health community. From relative anonymity, the disease acquired notoriety for itself when it claimed more than fifty human lives. The deaths from bird flu disease are relatively small when compared to the number of deaths from other diseases.
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21). Bird Flu Explained By : Jane Thurnell-Read
Bird Flu or more correctly, avian flu, is much in the news and causing a lot of anxiety. Many people are worried that they may get it, and the papers are full of horror scenarios. There are over 100 strains of avian flu, but most of them do not infect humans. The current strain H5N1 can infect humans, but not easily. The number of cases of avian flu in humans in the current outbreak is very small, and almost all have come about by direct contact with infected or dead birds – something that most of us are unlikely to experience.
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22). Bird Flu: Diagnosis By : Bradford Frank M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A.
Central to the problem of dealing with bird flu is diagnosis. A number of upper respiratory infections have similar symptoms—at least at the onset of the illness, including the common cold, seasonal influenza, and bird flu. Seasonal flu and bird flu have almost identical symptoms—including fever, cough, malaise (feeling unwell), nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.
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23). A Bird-Flu Pandemic Could Start Tomorrow By : Bradford Frank M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A.
Bird flu is a disease caused by a specific type of avian (bird) influenza virus, the so-called H5N1 virus. This virus was first discovered in birds in China in 1997 and since then has infected 125 people in Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, and Indonesia, killing 64 of them. It is spread by infected migratory birds (including wild ducks and geese) to domestic poultry (primarily chickens, ducks, and turkeys), and then to humans.
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24). What is Bird Flu, anyway? By : Aliza Adar Levine
We keep hearing about bird flu. Sounds scary, but what exactly is involved? Why are governments freaking out?
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25). Companies offering bird flu remedies can't substantiate their claims By : Jessica Deets
As fears of bird flu increase... so does the claims by companies trying to cash in on it. Some of the strongly worded claims made by the companies about their treatments include phrases like "prevents avian flu," "a natural virus shield" and "kills the virus." Save your money.
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