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Avian Flu-h5n1 - Articles
Bird Flu or Avian Flu
by
Noman Khan
Posted
Tue 23 Jun 2009 6:54pm
What is bird Flu?
Avian flu is caused by a form of influenza virus that usually only infects birds and sometimes infects pigs. The few people who have become sick... who became infected with the H5N1 strain of avian flu caught it directly from birds. It has not been proven that H5N1 can be spread from person to person.
Why Are People So
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“Have You Heard?” More information on the Avian Influenza Virus ( bird flu )
by
Karen Bastille
Posted
Sun 04 Sep 2011 10:12pm
pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) viruses (“H5N1”) in Asia. Some of that media coverage has implied that there is a new, mutant variant H5N1 virus that is spreading in Asia, and that the risk to human health posed by this H5N1 virus has somehow been recently and dramatically raised. This is not true.
Highly pathogenic (deadly) avian influenza A (H5N1) virus
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Bird Cams Offer Rare Glimpses Into Avian Lives
by
Sierra Club ..
Posted
Tue 29 Mar 2011 5:18pm
? That’s a central question for a host of websites that feature streaming video footage of animals (birds, mostly) at home in nature.
Bird cams let anyone with a computer play the role of Big Brother, taking a peek into the private lives of animals they wouldn’t otherwise be able to see. Over time, bird-cam devotees become amateur scientists, making discoveries
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Naturall remedies for avian flu
by
Peter C.
Posted
Thu 23 Oct 2008 6:33pm
Everyone is worried about avian flu or bird flu. What can we do about it. Prevention, obviously, is better than cure. One way we can prevent flu is to wash our hands... there is an interesting piece of news. It seems 11 of 13 birds infected with avian flu started to recover after being fed an extract of kimchi, which is similar to sauerkraut, a fermented cabbage
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Novel Compound Found Effective Against Avian Influenza Virus
by
Ed H.
Posted
Sun 28 Feb 2010 2:33pm
antiviral for prevention and treatment of bird flu.
Antiviral drugs are a primary countermeasure against human influenza viruses, including the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian...
A novel compound is highly effective against the pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus, including some drug-resistant strains, according to new research led by a University
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Avian Flu Vaccine Strategy Revealed to Be a Farce to Be Reckoned With
by
RSBell
Posted
Sun 12 Oct 2008 12:00am
that bars U.S. exports of vaccines for avian bird flu and dozens of other viruses to five countries designated 'state sponsors of terrorism.'"
Certain countries are not allowed... Bird Flu shot prevent or CAUSE Avian flu?"
Remember the shot for Swine Flu ? If the regular flu shot is any indication , prepare to defend yourself from
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Is Avian Flu vaccine next for selected groups?/ WHO
by
Meryl Nass
Posted
Fri 15 Jan 2010 12:00am
WHO's Strategic Group of Experts Working Group on Avian Flu (H5N1) Vaccine is working on "evidence-based recommendations" for using up stockpiles of avian flu vaccine... period of:
H5N1 influenza vaccines in persons at high-risk of infection with H5N1 avian influenza virus and/or and in certain priority groups (as identified by country plans
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Yes, I know, non-avian maniraptors had uncinates, too.
by
Zachary M.
Posted
Fri 12 Dec 2008 2:53pm
strengthened the boxy structure of a bird's torso. While this is almost certainly one part of the equasion, it would seem that uncinates serve several purposes. Of minor importance is that, at least in Sphenodon punctatus (tuatara), the uncinates connect to the gastralia via external oblique muscles. Non-avian maniraptoran dinosaurs (and even some avian ones) seem
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Avian Pizza Party
by
Robert Folzenlogen
Posted
Sun 17 Jul 2011 9:32am
discovered several pieces of pizza scattered across the pavement, no doubt flung from a car overnight. Despite the heat and humidity, these avian opportunists welcomed the bonanza... and tenacious, these birds have found nirvana in America, where we throw out more food than most countries consume.
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Chicken Update: Avian Pox & Chicks
by
Marillyn B.
Posted
Thu 02 Jul 2009 12:00am
of chicken information: Back Yard Chickens and here's what I found on Avian Pox...
Avian pox is a relatively slow-spreading viral disease in birds, characterized by wart-like... is not usually significant unless the respiratory involvement is marked. The disease may occur in any age of bird, at any time. Avian pox is caused by a virus of which there are at least
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