Avian Influenza Virus (Bird Flu)
Avian Influenza Virus is also known as Bird Flu or Avian Flu. Symptoms Symptoms of having high fever Causes Mostly human contracted the avian flu by handling dead infected birds or contact with infected fluids. Although it’s easy to contact the virus from birds to human, it is difficult to transfer the virus from human to human without close and prolonged contact. Causes of avian influenza virus are by infection of any of many different strains of influenza viruses that have adapted to a specific animal host. All of the known viruses that cause influenza in birds belong to the species influenza A virus. All subtypes but not all strains of influenza A virus are adapted to birds Viral subtypes There are numerous subtypes but only four (4) are known that is highly pathogenic to humans. These are: H5N1 H7N3 H7N7 H9N2 Prevention Possible ...