What are the symptoms of bird flu, and what are the precautions of it, which type of medicine are available in market for bird flu.

Question

1. Bird flu (otherwise known as Avian Flu) is a viral disease like normal Flu.
2.It is due H5 N1 virus.
3.The disease spreads to human beings from bird.
4.It does not spread from human to human like other flu.
5.it occurs due to close contact with birds and their droppings
6. It can spread by eating under cooked chicken and eggs etc.
7.It has normal flu like symptoms like fever, body ache, sneezing, sore throat, cough, cold etc.
8. But it can cause severe respiratory distress and can be fatal. Treatment- isolation, rest, drinking plenty of water, paracetamol sos, Antiviral drug like- Tamiflu.
Prevention- vaccine

Lalit Kumar Tripathy · Accepted Answer

1. Bird flu (otherwise known as Avian Flu) is a viral disease like normal Flu.
2.It is due H5 N1 virus.
3.The disease spreads to human beings from bird.
4.It does not spread from human to human like other flu.
5.it occurs due to close contact with birds and their droppings
6. It can spread by eating under cooked chicken and eggs etc.
7.It has normal flu like symptoms like fever, body ache, sneezing, sore throat, cough, cold etc.
8. But it can cause severe respiratory distress and can be fatal. Treatment- isolation, rest, drinking plenty of water, paracetamol sos, Antiviral drug like- Tamiflu.
Prevention- vaccine

S K Mittal · Answer

Bird flu symptoms in humans can vary and range from" typical" flu symptoms (fever, sore throat, muscle pain) to eye infections and pneumonia
Treatment of bird flu
People with suspected symptoms of bird flu (avian flu) will be advised to stay at home, or will be cared for in hospital in isolation from other patients.
The main recommendations are:
Resting drinking plenty of fluids�and eating healthily� taking medication to help treat fever and pain, such paracetamol.