21 monitored for bird flu
The most famous and lethal outbreak was the so-called Spanish flu pandemic (type A influenza, H1N1 subtype), which lasted from 1918 to 1919. Older estimates say it killed 40–50 million people while current estimates say 50 million to 100 million people worldwide were killed. This pandemic has been described as "the greatest medical holocaust in history" and may have killed as many people as the Black Death. This huge death toll was caused by an extremely high infection rate of up to 50% and the extreme severity of the symptoms, suspected to be caused by cytokine storms. Indeed, symptoms in 1918 were so unusual that initially influenza was misdiagnosed as dengue, cholera, or typhoid. One observer wrote, "One of the most striking of the complications was hemorrhage from mucous membranes, especially from the nose, stomach, and intestine. Bleeding from the ears and petechial hemorrhages in the skin also occurred." The majority of deaths were from bacterial pneumonia, a secondary infection caused by influenza, but the virus also killed people directly, causing massive hemorrhages and edema in the lung.
21 monitored for bird flu
Saudi Arabia: 21 people have been put under observation in hospitals across Saudi Arabia after developing symptoms similar to those associated with bird flu, reported the Saudi Gazette. All of the patients have tested negative for the ...
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Avian Flu Info
The avian flu info that you hear on the nightly news and that your neighbors tell you about may differ form what you can read in reports from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) or the World Health Organization (WHO). ...
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New host species for avian influenza A virus (H5N1)
Munster, of Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, and colleagues identify new host species for avian influenza A virus (H5N1) and provide important information on the distinctions between the ecology and epidemiology of various global ...
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Bird flu update
For further information on avian influenza visit the Defra website. Droppings can also contaminate dust, soil, water, feed, equipment, vehicles, clothing and shoes, which can cause the spread of avian flu. The virus can also be carried ...
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Avian influenza (bird flu): Latest situationKey current information
Following further test results from the Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA) the Acting Chief Veterinary Officer has confirmed today (13 November) that the strain of Avian Influenza present at the Infected Premises near Diss is the ...
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Avian Flu, Updates, Releases, and Public Quarantine Info Released
Avian Flu, Updates, Releases, and Public Quarantine Info Released. By Dana G Smith Keywords: Bird flu, Avian flu, US, America, WHO, Quarantine. Avian flu influenza has hit hard in the third world nations. The latest news out of one of ...
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What is Avian Flu
This fact sheet provides general information about avian influenza (bird flu) and information about one type of bird flu, called avian influenza A (H5N1), that has caused infections in birds and in humans. Also see Questions and Answers ...
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India bird flu free, says world body
posted the information on its website for international acceptance of India's status. According to international protocol, the avian influenza-free country status is bestowed if a nation reports no outbreak of bird flu for a stretch of ...
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Susan Blumenthal, MD: Health Diplomacy: A Prescription for Peace
Stewart's statement was premature -- it turned out to be a medical mirage In fact, since his declaration, more than 39 new diseases have emerged, including AIDS, Ebola, Lyme disease, West Nile encephalitis, SARS and H5N1 avian flu. ...
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Kuwait "bird flu free"
The Gulf States have enough worries to deal with just now, but it's no service to give them false information about H5N1. But with the hajj under way and millions of Muslims en route to Mecca (where an avian-flu emergency has been ...
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21 monitored for bird flu
babies and kids under age 5 people older than 50 adults and kids who have health problems, such as diabetes and asthma Anyone who's at risk of getting really sick needs to get a flu shot, or vaccine (say: vak-seen). People such as doctors and nurses also need the shot because they take care of sick people. It’s good for kids who are around older people and younger kids (like little brothers and sisters) to get the vaccine too.
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