Avian influenza is a disease caused by a particular type of avian influenza (bird) flu virus H5N1. This virus was discovered in birds in China in 1997 and since then has infected 125 people in Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and Indonesia, killing 64 of them. E 'through infected migratory birds (including ducks and geese () with poultry), including chickens, ducks and turkeys, and then to humans.

Some infected people have developed,Clotting profile, resulting in severe bleeding, which referred to a common clinical symptom of deadly Spanish flu of 1918-19 was more than 100 million people around the world are killed. Indeed, the actions of avian influenza, a number of worrying features with the influenza virus of 1918-19. These two viruses, in fact, has recently been shown to be genetically related. And in a recent laboratory experiment with mice, the virus was found in 1918-19 to 39,000 productstimes more virus four days after infection, the tribe of normal seasonal influenza in humans. virus of 1918-19 killed 100 percent of mice that were infected with it, compared to none of the mice infected with the virus common flu. With the current "mortality or the mortality rate of about 50 percent of bird flu in humans is apparently also a very deadly disease.

There are few reports in the medical literature that describesClinical symptoms of bird flu in humans. The clinical spectrum of H5N1 infection ranges from asymptomatic infection if the person does not even know he or she is infected, a severe pneumonia and multiple organ failure. Some infected individuals develop liver or kidney failure, and there were two children because of the virus, which was a doctor died due to diarrhea and cramps associated encephalitis (infection of the brain). Mostcommon presentation is a fever, cough and difficulty breathing. About 70 percent of patients also have diarrhea, and some patients have gastrointestinal symptoms) (such as abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhea and had no problems with breathing.

The deaths were usually in otherwise healthy people. The first report in medical literature of deaths from bird flu in 12 patients in Hong Kong. The average age was nine years old, from one to60. All presented with fever and eight symptoms or signs of upper respiratory tract infections (five) had clinical signs and radiological findings of pneumonia at initial diagnosis. Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms such as abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhea, were present in eight patients. A total of five deaths (one died with Reye's syndrome associated with aspirin in children).

In a study of 10 patients in Vietnam with the laboratory-confirmed avian influenza(H5N1), the mean age of patients was 13.7 years. In eight patients, there was a clear history of direct management of poultry (chickens or ducks) or exposure to sick poultry in the week preceding the onset of the disease. Everyone in January 2004 with cough, difficulty breathing and fever, diarrhea, and seven had not had myalgia (muscle pain), often seasonal influenza has been regular. In particular, oseltamivir (Tamiflu) for five patients, four of the administered died (treatment was probably started too late to be effective for the drug must be administered within 48 hours of onset of symptoms to be effective). Overall, eight patients died, for which a rate of 80 percent mortality or mortality.

As is clear from very similar to the above descriptions, the representation of people with symptoms of bird flu, the symptoms of normal seasonal influenza. Infections caused by a bird –> Influenza A Virus (H5N1) influenza virus and the season is entirely asymptomatic, that is, do not cause symptoms. Fever, cough, nausea (feeling sick) and gastrointestinal symptoms in both infections. Excessive bleeding occurs only when the bird flu, but currently this symptom seems to be unusual. Shortness of breath is common in severe cases of bird flu is not flu season. Runny nose and sneezing are onlyColds (or allergies).

Cough in any type of infection is what medicine is "unproductive", which is not aware of sputum collected when the cough, sputum or took it, white. This type of cough is a viral respiratory infections characteristic. As with any type of infection develops or worsens, the tissues may be damaged and disrupt the normal structure and function of infected cells. This in turn can allow bacteriagrow and cause damage. If this occurs after a viral infection, known as "secondary infections" bacteria. When this happens, the characteristic color of yellow or green sputum. When this happens, antibiotics are indicated for the treatment of bacterial infections. (Antibiotics are not indicated in the treatment of viral infections, because the work).

E 'safe to assume that, for a bird – flu pandemic, the majority of peopleinfected with the bird – flu virus is asymptomatic or have no symptoms or their illness is not serious enough to warrant hospitalization is necessary. The small percentage who are not seriously ill in hospital and not treated with antiviral drugs available, oseltamivir (Tamiflu) and zanamivir (Relenza). A small part of this group of developing life-threatening complications such as acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS),Treatment with a mechanical ventilator, a respirator.

Some people may develop other serious complications such as liver failure, kidney failure, neurological problems, seizures, paralysis, mental problems, such as delirium or psychosis, or clotting problems. However, it is likely that the majority of people infected with the virus does not die and have significant residual symptoms, but a small percentage.

Bradford FrankMD, MPH, MBA

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