avian inflouenza

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What is bird flu or Avian Influenza?
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Is it safe to eat chicken and eggs?

• In simple words, it is a contagious disease
  that is generally caused by Influenza type A
  viruses. This generally affects the poultry birds
  such as chicken, turkey, and ducks. The impact of
  this virus may vary as it has many strains, where
  some of which are mild which can result in
  decreased egg production, and on the other hand,
  some strains are very lethal that can cause even
  the mortality of birds.
• According to the World Health Organization
  website, it is absolutely safe to eat properly
  cooked chicken or eggs as the virus is sensitive
  to heat. Food, when prepared at high temperature
  (70C), kills the virus. According to WHO, there
  is no evidence that the virus can spread to
  humans from properly cooked food.
• Moreover, it is safe to eat poultry
  products because no infected bird is sold in the
  market and proper inspection of birds and eggs is
  done before they go for sale.
• Earlier too bird flu have been spread and
  it was controlled by the government and
  veterinary departments. The current situation is
  expected to get normal soon.

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 Typical flu-like symptoms are

• Cough
• Diarrhea
• Respiratory difficulties
• Fever (over 100.4F or 38C)
• Headache
• Muscle aches
• Malaise
• Runny nose
• Sore throat
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