Bird flu or Avian Influenza

Bird flu or Avian Influenza


Avian Influenza virus was originally known to be transmitted only among fellow fowl, creating new mutations that can also infect humans. Mutations the virus can infect humans who come into contact with the secretions of infected birds. Humans who have a high risk of contracting the children, because it has a weaker immune sistem, poultry farm workers, poultry sellers and handlers, as well as poultry owners home.

The incubation period is 1-7 days after which the symptoms appear one bird flu is to show the following characteristics
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ARDs
The onset of high fever (38 degrees Celsius)
Sore throat sudden
Cough, issued a runny nose, muscle aches
Headache
Suddenly limp
Incidence of pneumonia (pneumonia) that if they do not get proper treatment can lead to death
Given the symptoms of bird flu are similar to regular flu, then no one can distinguish avian influenza and the common cold. If there are people who cough, colds and fever that does not go down, it is advisable to immediately visit a doctor or nearest hospital. Patients suspected of having bird flu virus called bird flu suspect patients in which patients had visited farms located in the area of ​​bird flu, or working in a lab that was researching cases of bird flu, or contact with poultry in the last few days.

Probable case is a case where a patient suspected of laboratory test results are limited only led to the findings that a virus is a virus that affects the jenis A, or the patient died of pneumonia failed.

While kompermasi case is suspected or probable cases where it has been supported by the results of the laboratory tests show that the virus suffer flu H5N1 strain is positive, PCR positive and an increase in influenza H5 antibody H5 enlarged 4th time. However, the symptoms presented by the H5N1 virus is different where there is the case of a boy infected with the H5N1 virus and severe diarrhea followed by coma long without experiencing influenza-like symptoms, therefore, important medical examination conducted primarily found when the disease symptoms are not reasonable.
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