The symptoms of bird flu (Avian Influenza) are more or less similar to symptoms of flu which include cough, sore throat, fever, muscle aches and tiredness. But bird flu symptoms differ according to the specific viral sub type and strain. Eye infections, pneumonia, acute respiratory distress and inflammation of the brain and heart are the other common complications of bird flu symptoms.

So, if you have recently been to a country that had an out break of bird flu and if you seem to be having...

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Bird flu is also called as avian flu or avian influenza. The main bird flu causes is Influenza A virus, A does not stand for avian. It has many subtypes to infect birds and animals as well. Pigs, cats, ferrets, dogs’ etcetera are some of the animals that contract the infection of this virus. Though these strains are adapted to birds, it can infect humans as well,  by mutating its strain.

Causes of bird flu in humans arise from the droppings, saliva, feathers, blood of a bird that is...

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One of the epidemics in the recent years that threw the medical system into disarray is bird flu. Bird flu affected many parts of the world killing thousands of people. People were unable to understand what bird flu, and it created a lot of panic. Also known as avian flu (H5N1), it is an infection that is mainly seen in birds caused by influenza virus. It is generally seen in wild birds. This influenza virus does not usually infect other birds but it is dangerous if the infection is...

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