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Release Date: December 12, 2005

H5N1 Flu Virus- Pandemic Influenza Threat

By Checkflu
December 12, 2005

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Pandemic occurs at a lapse of 20 to 30 years and these stats are enough to reveal that we are overdue for another influenza pandemic. According to experts, the time has arrived for an influenza pandemic and there are burning instances to prove the authenticity of the statement.

PR9.NET December 12, 2005 - Pandemic occurs at a lapse of 20 to 30 years and these stats are enough to reveal that we are overdue for another influenza pandemic. According to experts, the time has arrived for an influenza pandemic and there are burning instances to prove the authenticity of the statement.

Once occurred Avian Flu has got the propensity to integrate with other species and if that happens it's nearly impossible to stop this fatal virus. It will soon take each and very country in its clutches taking millions of life.

The WHO officials feel that the evolving bird flu virus (H5N1) has got the tendency to emerge as flu pandemic. H5N1 spreads massively in poultry and is showing evidence of spreading into other species as well.

Till date there has been 16 confirmed and three suspected cases of H5N1 virus, the first incident occurred in Hongkong on January 6, 1998. Don't make the mistake of treating H5N1 as an ordinary flu. You can't treat it with an ordinary flu shot because there isn't one. Not only that, H5N1 kills quickly, from 2 to 5 days. It has killed 54 humans in Asia as of May 23, 2005.

Why is the H5N1 virus considered to be so Dangerous? The H5N1 virus is worrisome for various reasons but the major ones are-

1. The bird flu can cross over to humans with deadly consequences. According to the W.H.O., out of 125 confirmed cases of H5NI influenza in humans since December 2003, more than 50 percent (64 cases) died.

2. The H5N1 is a highly mutational virus, once occurred it can easily spread from species to species, increasing the chances of an influenza pandemic.

3. Third, birds that survive an initial attack can pass on the virus for upwards of 10 days even without visible symptoms. During this period, unsuspecting bird handlers, farmers, veterinarians, and the general public may become exposed to the H5N1 virus.

Though the human transmission of the H5N1 virus has been rare but it can evolve far beyond the species of bird's and pig's, the chances of infection are rare but during an outbreak of bird flu among poultry (domesticated chicken, ducks, turkeys), there is a possible risk to people who have contact with infected birds or surfaces that have been contaminated with excretions from infected birds.

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