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Bird Flu (H5N1) duration
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The duration of the latent period of A-type flu (H5N1) is usually 2-3 days (sometimes from 1 to 7 days). The disease begins acutely – with chill and muscle aches; sore throat and nasal colds are also possible. One of the early and constant symptoms is the temperature rise. Already during the first h
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Avian flu FAQ
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We refer to flu which comes to us annually rather quietly, habitually. Even we perceive its epidemics as due. But bird's flu plunges us into a panic. Why? What is the difference between these types of flu?
The word-combination "a flu of birds" or as it is accepted now, "the bird's
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Bird Flu severe for small child
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Bird Flu can be especially severe for small children. Severe headaches, vomiting, mental impairment (the manifestations of encephalitis - inflammation of brain tissue) are among the main symptoms.
The early diagnosis of A-type flu can be made on the basis of the following clinical symptoms:
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Bird Flu Infection
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The bird flu virus can change inside of a human body or an animal’s body – swine, for instance, which is the closest to ours physiologically. If the two viruses meet (that of human flu, which we catch every year, and of bird flu), both strains won’t waste any time in forming various combinations. On
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Bird Flu Treatment for People
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Most drugs used to treat traditional flu are more or less effective for treating Bird flu. However, potential virus mutations that can become immune to traditional medicines cause great concern. Up to date, there is no vaccine that can be used as a preventive measure against Bird flu. Yet a number o
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Preventing Bird Flu Infection
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The infection is dangerous because it can gradually start circulating among people, infecting human from human. According to Oleg Kiselev, the Head of the Influenza Research Institute, it will take 1-3 years at most, as the virus constantly mutates.
The bird flu is, after all, flu, and drugs for
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Bird Flu remedy might be Kim Chi
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The Bird Flu remedy might be Kim Chi, the traditional Korean spicy sauerkraut dish. That’s what researchers believe.
Scientists from the Seoul National University fed a Kim Chi extract (known as Chimcha in some Russian regions) to 13 chickens infected with Bird Flu, and after a week, 11 of them beg
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Bird Flu Outbreaks
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The first cases of the bird flu were registered in private yards. How is one supposed to take 15-20 chickens from an old lady and send them for processing? There is no such technology, no schemes on how to act yet. Besides, the virus can spread during transporting. It is easier and safer to destroy
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