What is bird flu?
Birds, just like people, can get the flu. Another name for bird flu is avian influenza. The viruses that cause bird flu normally only infect birds, including chickens, other poultry, and wild birds such as ducks. But sometimes the viruses can infect other animals and, in rare cases, people.
A few types of these viruses have caused most of the infections in people. They are the H5N1, H7N9, and H5N6 viruses. These infections in people have mainly been in Asia, Africa, Europe, the Pacific, and the Near East. Although it's very rare, there have also been some infections in people in the United States.
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- Bird Flu (National Library of Medicine)... the flu. Another name for bird flu is avian influenza. The viruses that cause bird flu normally only ...
- Avian influenza A viruses cause the flu infection in birds. The viruses that cause the disease in birds ... The first avian influenza in humans was reported in Hong Kong in 1997. It was called avian influenza (H5N1). The outbreak was ...
- Avian Influenza in Birds (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)Bird Flu/Specifics ... Bird Flu ... Bird flu usually spreads in wild birds. ... Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Bird Flu (Avian Influenza): Facts for Families (American Academy of Pediatrics)... chickens; eggs; dairy; raw milk, bird poop; pasteurized; avian influenza; symptoms of bird flu; Fever; Cough; Sore Throat; ...
- Transmission of Avian Influenza A Viruses Between Animals and People (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)Information about how Avian Influenza viruses can be transmitted between animals and people.
- Influenza Type A Viruses (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)Bird Flu/Specifics ... Bird Flu ... Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... Information about Influenza Type A Viruses and Subtypes - CDC
- Bird Flu Virus Infections in Humans (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)Bird Flu/Specifics ... Bird Flu ... Bird flu is rare in people, but it can cause serious illness ... Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Prevention and Antiviral Treatment of Bird Flu Viruses in People (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)Prevention and Treatment of Avian Influenza A Viruses in People - CDC.
- World Health Organization (World Health Organization)... the latest update HIV Read the fact sheet Avian influenza Listen to the latest podcast WHO's Investment Round ...
- Information on Bird Flu (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)Bird Flu/Start Here ... Bird Flu ... Information about avian (bird) influenza type A viruses - CDC ... Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
