H5N1 Maininfo

The H5N1 virus, more commonly known as the “Bird Flu” is another virus that has once caused similar chaos around the world quite like what the swine flu has caused. The bird flu usually lays dormant inside the intestines of wild birds, and the bird will usually not get show symptoms from contracting this virus. Humans on the other hand, if they come in contact with H5N1 virus, will become very sick, showing symptoms of coughing, eye infections, aches in the joints, fever, vomiting, diarrhea, and many other flu like symptoms. Bird flu can be prevented in necessary precautions are taken. For instance, avoiding physical contact with wild birds, and even domesticated birds if they have been in contact with wild birds, or contained in similar cages. The bird flu has created a lot of problems in Asia causing death and illness. unfortunately, the bird flu is resistant to the two most common anti viral medications for treating common influenza viruses, Amantadine and Rimantadine, but heath officials are currently studying the effectiveness of Oseltamivir and Zanamivir in treating the bird flu. But for the most part, this virus does not spread easily between humans, due to that fact that are immune systems are not design to naturally fight off the bird flu, its difficult for the bird flu to be spread from human to human, and it is actually difficult for a person to become infected by the bird flu. Most people who are infected by the bird flu contracted through eating poultry which has been infected with the H5N1 virus.