AVIAN INFLUENZA (H5N1 VIRUS)

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AVIAN INFLUENZA (H5N1 VIRUS)
PUBLISHED BY SMA NEGERI 1 JAKARTA INDONESIA
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AVIAN INFLUENZA
Avian influenza, or bird flu, is a contagious
disease of animals caused by H5N1 virus that
normally infect only birds and, less commonly,
pigs. Avian influenza viruses are highly
species-specific, but have, on rare occasions,
crossed the species barrier to infect humans. In
domestic poultry, infection with avian influenza
viruses causes two main forms of disease,
distinguished by low and high extremes of
virulence. The so-called low pathogenic form
commonly causes only mild symptoms (ruffled
feathers, a drop in egg production) and may
easily go undetected. The highly pathogenic form
is far more dramatic. It spreads very rapidly
through poultry flocks, causes disease affecting
multiple internal organs, and has a mortality
that can approach 100, often within 48 hours.
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From mid-December 2003 through early February
2004, poultry outbreaks caused by the H5N1 virus
were reported in eight Asian nations (listed in
order of reporting) the Republic of Korea, Viet
Nam, Japan, Thailand, Cambodia, Lao Peoples
Democratic Republic, Indonesia, and China. Most
of these countries had never before experienced
an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza
in their histories.
Source WHO
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DATA GATHERING QUESTIONS

• What do you know about avian flu?
• IS avian flu spread in your country? Until now
  
• how many people are infected by
  avian
• Flu H5N1 viruses ) in your country?
• How to identified where Avian Flu take place?
• How to overcome or eradicate the spreading of
• Avian Flu?

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RESPONSES FROM OTHER CLASSES
1. HILTON SOUTH AFRICA

1. Avian flu infection caused by avian (bird)
   influenza (flu) viruses. Avian influenza, or bird
   flu, as it is more popularly known, occurs
   naturally among birds but can also infect humans.
   One type of avian influenza, called avian
   influenza A (H5N1), has recently caused
   infections in birds in Asia and Europe and in
   humans in Asia. 
2. Bird flu is not spreading in our country yet. No
   one has died from bird flu and I think no one has
   been affected by it in our country. 
3. Mutation of the virus has to occur for it to
   spread easily from one human to another. This
   could happen when genetic material is exchanged
   between human and avian viruses during infection
   of the same human host.
4. Flu vaccines are made and administered annually
   based on the specific viruses likely to affect
   the population that particular year. No one has
   natural immune system to a virus vaccine to
   protect humans against the virus. People take flu
   vaccines to prevent them from getting flu.

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2. STIRLING PRIMARY SCHOOL SOUTH AFRICA.

1. Avian Flu is a deadly virus spread by birds.
2. Avian Flu was in our country a while back, in Out
   shoorn, in South Africa. Avian Flu is not
   spreading in our country at the moment. Just last
   week, scientist made it clear that there were no
   cases of the highly pathogenic H5N1 Avian Flu
   virus in Cameroon, in Africa, our continent. They
   also say that South Africa, our country, is
   totally free from Avian Flu and we are planning
   to keep it that way.
3. We looked up on a site on google and found out
   that Avian Flu is not anywhere in America, but is
   spreading in Asia, Europe, and Africa. If this
   isnt the information you were looking for, were
   extremely sorry, we tried our best to cooperate.
4. Vaccinate the birds and to keep infected birds
   isolated. .We enjoyed searching for the answers
   and thank you for giving us such an interesting
   topic, we learnt a lot more about Avian Flu.

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3. SMA NEGERI 1 BOGOR INDONEISA

• Avian or what we call H5N1Virus is a contagious
  virus which spreads out through birds as
  carriers. The way it spreads is from bird to bird
  - bird to human, through body's liquid
• Avian or what we call H5N1Virus is a contagious
  virus which spreads out through birds as
  carriers. The way it spreads is from bird to bird
  - bird to human, through body's liquid
• To overcome/eradicate the virus is that we must
  give vaccination to all the birds/poultry which
  are still healthy and live near suspected area,
  and unfortunately we must kill all birds/poultry
  that have already been infected by Avian flu/H5N1
  virus.
• To overcome/eradicate the virus is that we must
  give vaccination to all the birds/poultry which
  are still healthy and live near suspected area,
  and unfortunately we must kill all birds/poultry
  that have already been infected by Avian flu/H5N1
  virus.

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4. PHILIPPINES
Good day!!! Mabuhay , We are from the Philippines
and its nice to be back working and knowing you
once more. Our class and Mrs. Seno are having fun
of making answers to your questions. Its our
pleasure to introduce ourselves, Adrian, Adeley,
Concepcion Brando and Benjamin and here are the
answers to your questions. Avian Flu usually
refers to influenza a virus found chiefly in
birds, but infections can occur in humans. The
risk is generally low to most people because the
viruses do not usually infect humans. However,
confirmed cases of human infection have been
reported since 1997. Most cases of Avian
Influenza infection in human are thought to have
resulted from direct contact with infected
poultry or contaminated surfaces. The Avian flu
is spreading in our country today. And there are
41 700 people died and infected by Avian Flu
(H5N1 Virus) in our country. Most susceptible to
Bird Flu are people working with fowl, swimming
in infected rivers, playing in an area where
Avian cases were buried, or breathing air near a
poultry processing plant. Currently, Bird Flu is
only known to spread to humans from contact with
the feces or respiratory secretions of infected
birds. The safest and the most effective Bird Flu
Preventions are the following 1) washing or
cleaning our hands constantly, 2) cleaning our
hands could be the key to avoid the common colds
and influenza like the Bird Flu, 3) to be
effective, hands should be washed with soap from
20 to 25 seconds, 4) beside hand washing, eating
right foods, 5) getting enough sleep and
exercising help bolster the immune system and
fight sickness.
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5. MYANMAR

1. Avian influenza, commonly known as "avian flu" or
   "bird flu," is caused by influenza type A viruses
   that normally only occur in birds. Avian flu is
   very contagious among birds and can make some
   domesticated birds, such as chickens, ducks and
   turkeys, very sick and kill them. These viruses
   usually do not infect humans, but in recent years
   several cases of avian flu infection in humans
   have been reported.There are several subtypes of
   avian influenza A viruses. The subtype that has
   become of major concern is avian influenza A
   (H5N1) virus which has caused the deaths of
   millions of birds and also poses a health risk to
   humans.
2. We are not sure. May be a few are infected.
3. Those who are suffering from ( ranging from
   fever, cough, sore throat, muscle aches to
   diarrhea, eye inflections, pneumonia and severe
   respiratory diseases )
4. Some prescription antiviral drugs may be effective