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Avian Influenza and Humans FAQs

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•  Avian Influenza in Birds
•  Avian Influenza and Humans
•  Treatments
•  Prevention and Control

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Can avian influenza infect people? What are the symptoms of pandemic flu? What are the symptoms of pandemic flu? How long do symptoms take to develop & how long do they last? Who is at risk from pandemic flu? What should I do if I think I have avian flu symptoms? How is avian influenza different from normal influenza? How does pandemic flu spread? How is avian influenza spread to humans? Can avian influenza be treated with antibiotics or other drugs? Are children at greater risk of catching avian influenza? If I was exposed to avian influenza in birds, how long would it take for me to become sick? Can avian influenza kill? Will the current influenza vaccine protect me against avian influenza?

Q. Can avian influenza infect people?

A. It is currently very difficult for the H5N1 virus to be transmitted from birds to humans (It requires very close contact with sick or dead birds) but in those cases where it has been transmitted, it has caused severe illness and the death rate has been high. Currently the mortality rate is 59%.

Q. What is an influenza (or flu) pandemic?

A. An influenza pandemic is a disease outbreak that occurs worldwide when:

1. A new strain of influenza virus emerges, to which no-one is immune;
2. The virus causes disease in humans;
3. The virus is easily spread between humans. In the absence of immunity, a new influenza strain can spread rapidly across the globe, causing worldwide epidemics or a pandemic, with high numbers of cases and deaths.

Q. What are the symptoms of pandemic flu?

A. The exact symptoms of a pandemic strain of flu will only be known at the time of the pandemic. Based on previous pandemics, experts predict that the symptoms of pandemic flu will be the same as the seasonal flu virus. For example, sudden onset of high temperature, muscle aches and pains, tiredness, cough, sore throat and a stuffy or runny nose.

Q. How long do symptoms take to develop & how long do they last?

A. It may take 2 to 7 days to show symptoms when you catch the flu and the symptoms may last for up to a week.