Birdsare one of the favorite pets of all time. And if you own a bird this is entirely your responsibility to take care of it. As ‘bird flu’ has become a familiar name in the world today, this question has certainly come in your mind that how to prevent your pet birds from bird f...
BEIJING, April 3 (Xinhuanet) -- The bird flu, or avian influenza, has the potential to become an epidemic, but there’s certainly no need to panic. Here is some information to help you better understand and prevent bird flu. Avian influenza is an infection caused by certain new strains o...
Your fingernails harbour viruses and all you have to do is get virus droplets on your hands then touch your face and the cycle of virus transmission is complete.Here's three basic tips on how to prevent bird flu and other respiratory viruses……1. Don't touch your face with your hands....
Your fingernails harbour viruses and all you have to do is get virus droplets on your hands then touch your face and the cycle of virus transmission is complete.Here's three basic tips on how to prevent bird flu and other respiratory viruses...1. Don't touch your face with y...
nose.Your fingernails harbour viruses and all you have to do is get virus droplets on your hands then touch your face and the cycle of virus transmission is complete.Here's three basic tips on how to prevent bird flu and other respiratory viruses……1. Don't touch your face with your ...
The scenario that no one wants to repeat is the deadly 1918 flu, sometimes called Spanish flu. This disease was also originally attributed to swine, though now the birds get the blame. Within a year, more than 50 million people died; 500,000 of those fatalities were in the United States...
The avian flu is a type of the A strain virus that infects birds. Typically, humans cannot catch the flu from birds, but a few bird-to-human outbreaks have been reported since the late 1990s. Most of them have been in Asia. People were infected when they came into contact with sick ...
Bird Flu You can reduce your risk by keep away from: contact with contaminated birds open-air markets undercooked poultry Swine Flu Easy ways to prevent swine flu are: Stay away from large gatherings when swine flu is in season Frequently washing hands properly ...
When cases of bird flu are found on poultry farms officials act quickly to slaughter all the birds in that flock even when it numbers in the millions, but animal welfare groups say their methods are inhumane.
The latest outbreak of bird flu, alsocalled avian influenza, is the biggest since 2015, when producers had to kill more than 50 million birds. So far this year, there have been cases in 24 states, with Iowa the hardest hit with about 13 million chickens and turkeys killed. Other states ...