Bird Flu Symptoms WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Bird Flu Symptoms
Bird flu (avian influenza) symptoms will normally depend on which virus caused the infection. The most common symptoms associated with the bird flu include coughing, fever, muscle aches, and sore throat. More serious symptoms which could be life treating include pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome.1
Fast Facts:
- Since 1997, there have been over 100 reported cases of the bird flu in humans.2
- Bird flu can be transmitted by direct contact with infected poultry such as chickens, ducks, and turkeys.2
- Currently there is only one flu vaccine which treats the strain of H5N1 virus.3
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Research Notes References
- ↑ CDC: Key Facts About Avian Influenza (Bird Flu): Symptoms
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 eMedTV: Bird Flu in Humans
- ↑ A.D.A.M. (via The New York Times): Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) Symptoms
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- Contributor: Melinda Cheatwood
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 14, 2009
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- Contributor: Melinda Cheatwood
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Avian Flu Symptoms, Symptoms of Avian Flu
- Last update: Apr. 29, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
