Wednesday, May 5th, 2010
Tuesday, May 4th, 2010
Although the Type A influenza virus which is responsible for Avian Flu (or more commonly referred to as Bird Flu) is known to be susceptible to waterfowl and poultry species only, there is .. more …
Tuesday, May 4th, 2010
Bird flu or avian flu is an influenza virus type that normally infects birds. However, it can also infect other animals including pigs. Wild birds are natural hosts to the virus and .. more …
Tuesday, May 4th, 2010
Research states that wild ducks that are already immune to the deadly H5N1 virus causing the fatal avian influenza could be instrumental in spreading the disease to other parts of the world during .. more …
Thursday, April 29th, 2010
Flu is a common disease nowadays, with most people having developed the antibodies to fight against the disease. So the mention of “flu” doesn .. more …
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010
Q – What is bird flu?
A – Bird flu is an infection of a flu virus known to affect birds, particularly migratory birds, ducks and chickens. Bird flu is also reportedly known to affect .. more …
Sunday, April 25th, 2010
In Mexico in April this year, a never-before heard strain of swine flu emerge, turning ill more than a thousand Mexicans and causing the death of 68. Swine flu has spread to other parts .. more …
Sunday, April 11th, 2010
Bird flu prevention is probably at the top of most people’s minds right now, thanks to the ongoing news reports about bird flu spreading to humans in Asia.
The good news is, at the .. more …
Friday, April 9th, 2010
Although the earliest occurrences of avian influenza date back to 1997, when an outbreak in Hong Kong was swiftly dealt with and managed to be contained after causing 6 human deaths, it is .. more …
Wednesday, April 7th, 2010
According to the latest reports from the tourism industry Turkey remains the number one emerging holiday hotspot despite recent cases of the human form of avian flu having been discovered .. more …
