Avian influenza

According to the CDC: “Although avian influenza A viruses usually do not infect humans, rare cases of human infection with these viruses have been reported. Most human infections with avian influenza A viruses have occurred following direct or close contact with infected poultry. Illness in humans has ranged from mild to severe” (CDC 2015). Transmission of avian flu between humans versus between birds and humans is less common but given the mutability of influenza A, this is being closely monitored

the word avian refers to a bird. Avian flu refers to a disease caused by an infection found in birds. It is well known as the bird flu or H5N1. Avian influenza is caused by viruses in the family Orthomyxoviridae, genus influenzavirus A (Food and Agriculture Organization). The influenza genera are A, B, and C. The genera A is the one known to infect birds (FAO). There are several types of avian influenza including low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) and highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) (Center

highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5 in the Pacific, Central, and Mississippi flyways, known as migratory pathways. This makes more sense to the fact that wild birds can carry this influenza, and that more birds go through these migratory pathways, instead of in other regions. Avian Influenza is an infection generated by the avian influenza A viruses. It can occur naturally among birds. Both domestic and wild avian can acquire it. Wild birds worldwide contract influenza A infections in their

Once there was a virus named Birdie. This virus was a Bird Flu, or Avian Influenza, virus of the subtype H5N1, the first strain of Avian Influenza having the ability to infect humans (Normandin and Solan). Birdie looked like a microscopic pomander, a fragrant orange with cloves stuck in it. Inside, she had eight pieces of single stranded ribonucleic acid or ssRNA. Birdie was deadly to humans, but was not able to spread from one human to another. She could only spread from birds to humans ("Bird Flu")

Avian Influenza (H5N1) In this task, the investigation will be done is about the emerging infectious disease and the name of disease will be researched is avian influenza. Avian Influenza is also known as bird flu, is a type A influenza virus. It is lethal to poultry and is potentially fatal in humans. Avian Influenza is defined as emerging infectious disease (Bird flu (avian influenza), 2012). Water birds such as wild ducks are believed to be the carriers of all avian influenza type A viruses

Avian Influenza is an infectious disease that is transmitted mostly by infected birds. This influenza has three types: A,B,C. The most fatal one is the type A. The virus first appearance was in migratory shore bird in Africa in 1960. Avian Flu was first discovered in humans in Hong Kong in 1997. By that time the virus was not known as a Bird Flu, so there were feared that the virus would sweep the community and kill many because another subtype of influenza swept around the world in 1918 (Davidson

Avian Influenza The Avian Influenza virus also known as Bird flu is a disease that infects birds such as, chickens, turkeys, ducks, and geese. Symptoms of the infection are respiratory disease, unable to produce eggs, and fatality. Usually the symptoms are unnoticeable. There are two main types of Asian Influenza is LPAI and HPAI. LPAI is low pathogenicity meaning birds are not as likely to die from the virus. HPAI H5 is highly pathogenic, more severe and has a higher mortality rate. Outbreaks

Avian influenza is a severe, often fatal flu virus of birds, especially poultry, that is transmissible from them to humans. Avian influenza A viruses are continuously detected in wild birds. From time to time, outbreaks of the influenza in poultry have occurred all around the world, causing illness and death in humans in Asia, Africa, Europe, the Pacific, and the Near East. On rare occasions, some avian influenza A viruses have also caused illness in humans in North America. Outbreaks of Avian flu

Avian Influenza is a disease that is rare for humans to get. It was discovered in 1878 in Italy, then the next outbreak was in the United States in 1924 and 1929. There was a total of two people were infected with this disease. In 1955, the virus once known as Fowl Plague was actually an influenza virus. Avian means relating to birds, this is how the disease got its name. In order to fully understand Avian Influenza, one must look at the causes, symptoms, and treatments of the disease. Though Avian

Introduction Avian influenza, also known as bird flu, refers to a group of viruses that occur naturally in wild and domestic birds. The flu spreads easily (is contagious) among birds and is deadly. Birds get infected when they come into contact with infected birds or surfaces that have the viruses on them (contaminated surfaces). In rare cases, bird flu can cause severe illness in humans. It is rare for bird flu to spread from person to person. What are the causes? This condition is caused by infected