Скачать или смотреть Bird flu and its effects on humans - Dr. Bindu Suresh

Bird flu is also called as Avian Influenza. It is a viral infection which spreads from birds to birds, birds to humans and other mammals. Currently a highly pathogenic strain H5N1 is seen among the poultry in Egypt and in Asia. Humans catch these infections only from the infected birds. Person to person transfer is very rare or can be transmitted only through very close contact like a mother treating her infected child or a health worker with an infected person. Humans catch bird flu through close contact with infected birds or bird droppings such as the faeces, secretions from the nose or the mouth. Humans have also caught infection by swimming in water contaminated with the droppings of the birds or cleaning infected birds. Humans can also catch the infection by eating undercooked poultry or eggs.