Bird Flu

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Bird Flu

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Bird Flu

• Bird Flu is an infection caused by an influenza
  virus that occurs naturally in wild birds.

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Animals

• It can sicken and kill wild and domesticated
  birds such as chickens, ducks, turkeys, and
  migratory birds.
• Less commonly, the virus can infect pigs and
  tigers.

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Humans

• Some humans have become infected after coming
  into contact with sick birds, or places
  contaminated by sick birds.

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H5N1

• The first recorded case of H5N1(bird flu) in
  humans occurred in Hong Kong in 1977.

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The Outbreak

• The current outbreak of the H5N1(bird flu) virus
  in birds began in South Asia in mid 2003.

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Most Severe

• It is considered the most severe on record,
  according to the World Health Organization.

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Spread

• Bird Flu is currently spread among via saliva.

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Inferences

• It effect us because we can be contaminated by
  having contact with infected surfaces.

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Inference 2

• Can make animals die animals can get extinct.

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Inference 3

• There would be less birds.