Whether man is on the nature-conquering spree or the nature is on the spree of subduing the humanity? Who is the master and who's whose servant? Technology or man? Can the push-button comforts provide relief to all your miseries? Have you conquered all the diseases, identified all the viruses so that you can ravel in a state of perfect health? Then why do you have these symptoms, which your doctor has identified as bird flu?
You have been giving something to the dear birds, in the form of cruelty, since time immemorial. Now it is the turn of birds to repay you in the same coin, with compound interest! Air space is free for the birds and migration from one part of the globe to another part, is their birth right. They don't require visa.
The virus is found in the bird's intestines. Even in the birds,the symptoms are not severe as such. Buy you see in poultry farms the way in which the birds are handled?they are packed closely together with chicken and turkeys?thus man helps the cause of rapid spread of the latest disease called bird flu'to give it a more trendy name, avian influenza!
A general alert was sounded in health circles all over the world, when the mutated variety of the bird flu virus, H5N1 showed its teeth. That was in the year 2003. The infected poultry led to several human infections. About 50% of the affected died. The other 50%, turned temporary vegetarians, and inspired many others to follow suit!
The mode of infection, is simple. Come into contact with the bird's saliva, faces or nasal secretions?and you certainly have it instantly. The other birds which come into similar contacts have no chance of survival. As for human beings, if protective measure are not taken, become susceptible to the disease.
Some of the symptoms are identified. As regards the other symptoms the usual guess work is going on. In birds, the virus H5N1 causes diarrhea,, excessive shedding, a swollen head and difficulty in breathing. How will you take note of these symptoms unless you are a bird expert? --so far you have been the expert in eating the flesh and drinking the blood(soup) of the birds only.
Some more symptoms are, fever sore throat, muscle ache, chest pain, lethargy, cough and headache. If the infection has taken a serious turn in you, the following symptoms would indicate that state: eye infections, acute respiratory problems, pneumonia, inflammation of the heart and inflammation in the brain.
Immediate hospitalization in the case of severe symptoms is not only advisable but absolutely necessary. Human to human help is most welcome, but not at this time when your H5N1 virus is waiting for the opportune moment to take hold of the person who is coming to help you. So, avoid all contacts and let a trained health worker handle the precious cargo!
I told you several times, about the necessary to have clean habits, and not to eat non-vegetarian food in all those joints. Hope you come out of this phase of suffering successfully!
Influenza Virus is responsible for different types of flu and the current outbreak of avian influenza or bird flu across Asia is caused by influenza A virus called H5N1. Various clinical studies have revealed that the outbreak took place in Asia because the poultry farms throughout Asia are so filthy and stench from these farms can be detected a mile away.
Bird flu is very contagious among birds and can cause harm to the domesticated birds, including chickens, ducks, and turkeys, very sick and kill them. But avian influenza occurs naturally among birds since influenza A virus normally present in the intestine of wild birds, but they do not get sick from them.
Though it is contagious, there is less chance of transmission of this virus from birds to humans but the confirmed reports of bird to human transmission since 1997 have raised alarm throughout the world and the health experts are spending sleepless nights looking for the various possible measures to mitigate the outbreak of bird flu.
Till date, there is no specific anti-avian influenza vaccine to humans has been made to treat the avian influenza to humans but Tamiflu (oseltamivir phosphate), an antiviral medicine has been approved by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for treating avian influenza.
Tamiflu is an oral prescription medicine, and should be taken within the first two days of the onset of the flu symptoms. It blocks the action of the neuraminidase enzyme on the surface of the virus and when this enzyme is inhibited, the virus is not able to spread to and infect other cells in the body.
Other effective antiviral medicines are amantadine, which is an oral prescription medicine and effectively blocks the spread of the virus inside the body. Rimantadine is another antiviral medicine use to treat influenza A infection. But you must take this medicine with prior consultation with a doctor if you are pregnant or have kidney of liver problem.
Another frequently prescribed medicine is relenza, which is available in he form of powder and is inhaled twice a day for five days from a breath-activated plastic device called a Disk haler, but it is ineffective to the patients of asthma or a lung condition called chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Apart from the above mentioned drugs, care should be taken buy the health experts who handles the patients. Patients should be isolated from other patients and they should attain them carefully keeping a suitable distance and should not touch their saliva or any excretory products, and hands should be washed properly.
Workers involved in culling process should be given fine weapons and proper clothing, so that they can avoid direct contact with the blood and should be given course of antiviral medicine immediately. Influenza viruses have the tendency to change their form from one to other, so there is no guarantee that the available medicine will be able to restrict its influence in humans in future as well. High level of studies for the invention of an effective drug is a must but it is the poultry farmer who can prevent the outbreak by keeping their farm clean and hygienic to the birds.
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