Bird Flu or more correctly, avian flu, is much in the news and causing a lot of anxiety. Many people are worried that they may get it, and the papers are full of horror scenarios.
There are over 100 strains of avian flu, but most of them do not infect humans. The current strain H5N1 can...
Bird Flu and You: How Will The Flu Affect You?
Flu is a common disease nowadays, with most people having developed the antibodies to fight against the disease. So the mention of “flu” doesnt really create any alarm. However, say “bird flu” and theres likely to be a...
When bird flu hit most Asian countries, it prompted the World Health Organization (WHO) to urge China to test its wild birds, particularly geese that migrate from its waters during the harsh winter. The disease spread so fast from one bird to another that about 5,000 birds were killed in one...
Bird flu is a disease caused by a specific type of avian (bird) influenza virus, the so-called H5N1 virus. This virus was first discovered in birds in China in 1997, and since then has infected 125 people in Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, and Indonesia, killing 64 of them. It is spread by infected...
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...
Bird Flu: Fundamental Questions and Answers You Need To Know
Q – What is bird flu?
A – Bird flu is an infection of a flu virus known to affect birds, particularly migratory birds, ducks and chickens. Bird flu is also reportedly known to affect pigs and most recently,...
Bird Flu: An Introduction To The Latest Global Health Threat
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently sounded a global health alarm in response to a new threat that has been emerging in several regions, particularly Asia. This threat is the avian influenza, more commonly known as bird...
Recent outbreaks have put avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu disease, at the center stage of the global health community. From relative anonymity, the disease acquired notoriety for itself when it claimed more than fifty human lives. The deaths from bird flu disease are relatively small...
In the 1330s, the bubonic plague killed millions of people. Transmitted by rats, the disease originated from China. It later spread to Europe when merchants came back from their long voyage from China. The disease was also spread by fleas that when passed on to humans, became fatal. The bubonic...
Before you become overly concerned about “bird flu,” there are a few important facts you need to know about this disease.
“Bird flu” is not the same thing as human pandemic flu. “Bird flu”-H5N1 highly pathogenic Asian avian influenza-is a severe...
Bipolar Disorder – What is it and what are the symptoms?
What is Bipolar Disorder?
I’m not going to try and give a medical definition here of bipolar disorder. There are plenty of those around on the internet if you care to do a search. I am simply going to give...
Do you know someone who is sometimes almost manic but at others seems depressed? Do their moods shift from a high to a low? If you do, then you might know someone who has what has been diagnosed as bipolar disorder.
Bipolar disorder is a serious illness that can affect ones...