Saudi Arabia: H5N1 "in the heart of Riyadh"
The symptoms of human influenza were clearly described by Hippocrates roughly 2400 years ago. Since then, the virus has caused numerous pandemics. Historical data on influenza are difficult to interpret, because the symptoms can be similar to those of other diseases, such as diphtheria, pneumonic plague, typhoid fever, dengue, or typhus. The first convincing record of an influenza pandemic was of an outbreak in 1580, which began in Asia and spread to Europe via Africa. In Rome over 8,000 people were killed, and several Spanish cities were almost wiped out. Pandemics continued sporadically throughout the 17th and 18th centuries, with the pandemic of 1830–1833 being particularly widespread; it infected approximately a quarter of the people exposed.
Saudi Arabia: H5N1 "in the heart of Riyadh"
He added that there are no vaccinations against bird flu and Tamiflu tablets are administered as a treatment. “We’re fully equipped with laboratories and drugs to treat suspected patients, if any,” said Mirghalani, adding that citizens ...
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How To Buy Tamiflu Online, Bird Flu And Avian Flu Treatment - Are ...
Before discussing tamiflu and an effective avian flu / bird flu treatment. lets have a look at the avian flu or H5N1 influenza virus.Bird flu has been around in one form or another for many years but in 1997 the first human case of ...
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Bird Flu Confirmed In Britain
Whether it’s good or bad, positive or negative, they should tell us, even if it forces some people to seek drug treatment later. Technorati Tags: bird, H5N1, avian, flu, outbreak, Britain.
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Avian Flu, Updates, Releases, and Public Quarantine Info Released
... and the statement below comes directly from the state Bird flu readiness plan. Again look at the words below which say: withholds or refuses consent for himself, minor, or other incompetent person, or if such treatment is needed to ...
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Virulent bird flu, a renewable hydrogen fuel source and a melting ...
from BBC News Online: The type of bird flu found in turkeys on a Suffolk farm is the virulent H5N1 strain, according to government vets. The virus was discovered on Sunday at Redgrave Park Farm near Diss, where all 6500 birds, ...
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Bird flu culling round over in Britain from PhysOrg.com Officials have completed a cull aimed at stopping a bird flu outbreak in eastern England from spreading, Britain's environment ministry said Sunday. ...
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Shanghai Increases Surveillance
A sad commentary in this first decade of the 21st century, but even more distressing with the specter of new emerging infectious diseases, like SARS and bird flu on the horizon. Early detection is our only hope of containing, ...
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UK: Concern Rises With Only 41 Chopping Days Till Christmas
The `Scientists worry that the H5N1 virus could mutate and spark a pandemic that could kill millions' tag-line to nearly every bird flu story has lost its impact. It has been repeated so often that its meaning has been lost to the ...
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Tamiflu - An Effectual Treatment for Avian Influenza
Antiviral medications such as Tamiflu, Relenza, Amantadine and Rimantadineare available for the treatment and prevention of human flu viruses but there effectuality for the current type of avian flu is still doubtful. ...
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Avian Flu Treatment Supply and Availability Questionable at This Time
The only antiviral that has shown any promise as an avian flu treatment is oseltamivir, more commonly referred to as Tamiflu. As a method of preparing for bird flu epidemics, researchers funded by the National Institute of Allergy and ...
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Saudi Arabia: H5N1 "in the heart of Riyadh"
The Spanish flu pandemic was truly global, spreading even to the Arctic and remote Pacific islands. The unusually severe disease killed between 2 and 20% of those infected, as opposed to the more usual flu epidemic mortality rate of 0.1%. Another unusual feature of this pandemic was that it mostly killed young adults, with 99% of pandemic influenza deaths occurring in people under 65, and more than half in young adults 20 to 40 years old. This is unusual since influenza is normally most deadly to the very young (under age 2) and the very old (over age 70). The total mortality of the 1918–1919 pandemic is not known, but it is estimated that 2.5% to 5% of the world's population was killed. As many as 25 million may have been killed in the first 25 weeks; in contrast, HIV/AIDS has killed 25 million in its first 25 years.
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