Why is Avian Bird Flu so Dangerous?

It is common for people to contract flu once in a blue moon. Some people can even get down with flu several times a year. But when we talk about avian bird flu, it is a totally different story. Nobody should get infected by bird flu virus at any cost. And if one does get infected, it is a serious issue and needs to be address immediately. That is because avian bird flu is so deadly it can even result in death in not treated immediately. That is how dangerous this virus can be.

Avian flu, unlike other common flu, can infect anyone, even those who are very healthy. A common flu is less dangerous, and can be easily cured. On the contrary, death rate for avian bird flu is very high for every age group. Even those in the twenties or thirties, who are healthy and immune to common flu, can experience high death rates in the face of avian flu. Hence we can see that no matter how healthy or how strong one immune system can be, it cannot fight against avian bird flu.

Precisely because the avian flu virus is so lethal, it is of serious matter for the medical field to find a way to fight against this virus as soon as possible. Statistics have shown that the fatality rate is estimated to be about 50 percent, and this is a number that gives the influenza experts lots of stress and headaches as to how to solve this problem.

Till now, the good thing is that the flu virus is mainly confined to birds, but has started to show sign of infecting other animals such as pigs. Almost all the human infected have come in contact with infected birds through the process of rearing, cooking, eating, or feeding the birds. What influenza experts is very concern now is whether avian bird flu can spread from human to human, as this will be a very disastrous thing to happen. If this happens, this would kick start the development of a bird flu pandemic.

There is very little for us, the common people, to do much. But at the very least, we should prepare ourselves for bird flu pandemic, and learn about ways to avoid and reduce the chance of getting avian bird flu. If everyone of us are well aware of bird flu preparation measures, we can work in an united effort to prevent a bird flu pandemic from happening.

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