By closely watching the migratory patterns of birds and understanding the disease, scientists may help prevent avian flu from becoming another global outbreak.
Bird Flu: An Introduction To The Latest Global Health Threat
The World Health Organization recently sounded a global health alarm in response to bird flu, which is an infectious diseases that affects only birds…until recently. What exactly is bird flu?
Bird Flu: A Global Outbreak, A Global Concern
It is important for people to realize that the bird flu virus is not merely one country’s problem. It is a serious global problem that affects all countries and all peoples.
Bird Flu: A Historical Perspective
Recent outbreaks have put bird flu disease at the center stage of the global health community. The possibility of a global pandemic is serious enough that deaths caused by bird flu warrant a closer examination.
Bird Flu: Fundamental Questions and Answers You Need To Know
As reports of bird flu across the world increase, there are a number of answers that are important to know.
Bird Flu: H5N1 Influenza Status Briefing Natural Protection
The Bird Flu has a defined area of infection and has found a host that has kept it alive for millenniums. Pigs are in the mutation chain as the virus transitions to people. The next bird flu step could be an overnite pandemic or a wimpering gasp of disappearance.
The virus H5N1, has a few similarities with the Spanish flu of 1918 that resulted in one of the largest pandemics in the last 200 years. Both of these contagious outbreaks cause high fever, lower respiratory tract…
Bird Flu: The Threat of Animal to Human Transmission
People who have close or direct contact to infected poultry can contract the disease after coming in contact with bird secretions or feces.
Preparing Your Business for a Bird Flu Pandemic
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?