On this page the following entries were made in the “October, 2007” time-frame.
Archive for “October, 2007”
Avian Influenza, Preventive Measures
There are many measures one can take to prevent developing the H5N1 avian influenza or any infection for that matter. The best way to protect yourself from developing an infection from the bird flu virus is an annual vaccination. Individuals at an increased risk of developing the flu or serious complications from the […]
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Am I At Risk For Avian Influenza?
A virus, such as the bird flu, usually infects a specific species which in this case is birds. However, the H5N1 bird flu virus has been confirmed to have caused over 200 cases of human infection. Currently the avian influenza virus is almost exclusively a bird infecting disease, not yet capable of infecting […]
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Tamiflu
Two antiviral medications, Tamiflu and Relenza, have been chosen as the drugs of choice to treat the H5N1 avian influenza virus in humans. Many governments including the U.S. government are currently stockpiling the drug Tamiflu in case of a bird flu pandemic.
In 1999, the FDA approved Tamiflu for the treatment of influenza A and […]
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