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A flu pandemic occurs when a new influenza virus emerges for which people have little or no immunity, and for which there is no vaccine. The disease spreads easily person-to-person, causes serious illness, and can sweep across the country and around the world in very short time.
The highly pathogenic Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 virus is an emerging avian influenza virus that has been causing global concern as a potential pandemic threat. It is often referred to simply as "bird flu" or "avian influenza" even though it is only one subtype of avian influenza causing virus.
On the March morning in 1918, while the Great War still enveloped Europe, a company cook went to the infirmary at Camp Funston, Kansas, with flu-type symptoms. By lunchtime over 100 soldiers were filling the hospital. Two days later, over 500 lay dying.
Within a single week it had spread from Kansas to all 48 states and a couple of weeks later French civilians and military were infected.
That year the “Spanish Flu” pandemic swept the world, stemming from the H1N1 influenza A virus, and killed between 50 million to 100 million people during the 18 months of the pandemic.
In 1957, the "Asian Flu" outbreak claimed more than 100,000 lives. To blame was the H2N2 influenza virus. In 1968, the H3N2 virus was responsible for the loss up to 750,000 lives in the "Hong Kong Flu" pandemic.
In 1996, a strain of an avian influenza bird flu, called H5N1, was isolated in a farm goose in Guangdong Province, China; the virus was highly pathogenic.
1997: In Hong Kong, avian influenza A (H5N1) infected both chickens and humans. This was the first time an avian influenza virus had ever been found to transmit directly from birds to humans. During this outbreak, 18 people were hospitalized and 6 of them died.
This year quick action was taken. Hong Kong entire poultry population, about 1.5 million birds, was slaughtered, and many experts believed this aggressive culling prevented a wider pandemic.
In 1998, H5N1 is found in two more people in Hong Kong. One eventually dies. In 2003, 83 people are infected with the H7N7 strain, with one fatality. The epidemiological findings indicated that in 2003, a family traveled to the southern part of China where it is suspected that they acquired the virus.
In 2004, the H5N1 and H7N3 strains infected dozens of people in Vietnam and Thailand--and two in Canada. Many of these people died. In Japan it appeared in chickens, the frost time that country had experienced a bird flu since 1925.
In 2005, strains have been found to infect people in Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia, and Thailand. Around 60 people have died, and strains are being detected in animals now for the first time in such places as Romania, Greece, Turkey, Russia, and England.
H5N1 virus has crossed the species barrier to infect humans, and there is a little natural immunity to H5N1 virus infection in the human population continue to be of a great concern for human health.
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Bird flu in history
A flu pandemic occurs when a new influenza virus emerges for which people have little or no immunity, and for which there is no vaccine. The disease spreads easily person-to-person, causes serious illness, and can sweep across the country and around the world in very short time.
The highly pathogenic Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 virus is an emerging avian influenza virus that has been causing global concern as a potential pandemic threat. It is often referred to simply as "bird flu" or "avian influenza" even though it is only one subtype of avian influenza causing virus.
On the March morning in 1918, while the Great War still enveloped Europe, a company cook went to the infirmary at Camp Funston, Kansas, with flu-type symptoms. By lunchtime over 100 soldiers were filling the hospital. Two days later, over 500 lay dying.
Within a single week it had spread from Kansas to all 48 states and a couple of weeks later French civilians and military were infected.
That year the “Spanish Flu” pandemic swept the world, stemming from the H1N1 influenza A virus, and killed between 50 million to 100 million people during the 18 months of the pandemic.
In 1957, the "Asian Flu" outbreak claimed more than 100,000 lives. To blame was the H2N2 influenza virus. In 1968, the H3N2 virus was responsible for the loss up to 750,000 lives in the "Hong Kong Flu" pandemic.
In 1996, a strain of an avian influenza bird flu, called H5N1, was isolated in a farm goose in Guangdong Province, China; the virus was highly pathogenic.
1997: In Hong Kong, avian influenza A (H5N1) infected both chickens and humans. This was the first time an avian influenza virus had ever been found to transmit directly from birds to humans. During this outbreak, 18 people were hospitalized and 6 of them died.
This year quick action was taken. Hong Kong entire poultry population, about 1.5 million birds, was slaughtered, and many experts believed this aggressive culling prevented a wider pandemic.
In 1998, H5N1 is found in two more people in Hong Kong. One eventually dies. In 2003, 83 people are infected with the H7N7 strain, with one fatality. The epidemiological findings indicated that in 2003, a family traveled to the southern part of China where it is suspected that they acquired the virus.
In 2004, the H5N1 and H7N3 strains infected dozens of people in Vietnam and Thailand--and two in Canada. Many of these people died. In Japan it appeared in chickens, the frost time that country had experienced a bird flu since 1925.
In 2005, strains have been found to infect people in Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia, and Thailand. Around 60 people have died, and strains are being detected in animals now for the first time in such places as Romania, Greece, Turkey, Russia, and England.
H5N1 virus has crossed the species barrier to infect humans, and there is a little natural immunity to H5N1 virus infection in the human population continue to be of a great concern for human health.
Bird flu in history
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Ebola is on the run: the number of cases dipped below 10 a week recently, and a few days ago investigators announced in the prestigious journal The Lancet that a new Ebola vaccine was “100% effective.” In response, global health authorities are starting...
- Know About Pneumonia
What Is Pneumonia? » 5 Facts You Should Know about PneumoniaPneumonia is an infection in one or both of your lungs. Many small germs, such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi, can cause pneumonia. Pneumonia is not a single disease. It can have more than...
- Can Pneumonia Be Prevented?
Can Pneumonia Be Prevented? Yes. Get a flu shot every year to prevent seasonal influenza. The flu is a common cause of pneumonia, so preventing the flu is a good way to prevent pneumonia.Get vaccinated against pneumococcal pneumonia if you are at high...
- What Are The Different Types Of Pneumonia?
Different types of Pneumonia:- 1.Bacterial Pneumonia Bacterial pneumonia can attack anyone, at any age. Bacterial pneumonia can occur on its own or develop after you've had a cold or the flu. People at greatest risk for bacterial...
- Brief About Ebola
The EBOLA Key facts Ebola virus disease (EVD), formerly known as Ebola haemorrhagic fever, is a severe, often fatal illness in humans. The virus is transmitted to people from wild animals and spreads in the human population through human-to-human...