Bird flu is carried in the intestines of wild birds, it is highly contagious and can easily be transferred to domestic birds such as chickens and turkeys with the possibility that humans can then become infected. Bird flu not passed to the human population by eating infected birds, but by contact with the birds or by contact with birds saliva or faeces, which can be inhaled once dry. As birds are numerous and mobile, bird faeces are found everywhere to the point that we do not even notice dried bird faeces in the environment. Once a human has become infected, it is then possible for the virus to be passed on by contact with the infected person.
Currently bird populations are migrating across countries and continents, and carrying the bird flu virus with them to take it to countries that have not known any infections so far. The migrating birds then infect local bird populations with the bird flu virus. The virus can then rapidly spread to bird populations throughout that country, and ultimately to domestic birds.
Bird flu is an infection caused by the Avian influenza virus. The strain of virus causing concern at the moment is known as the H5N1 strain, which has already claimed the lives of people in Asia who have come into contact with infected birds. It is thought that the common flu virus in humans originated from a strain of bird flu, but that flu virus is not as deadly as the new H5N1 strain that is causing concern at the moment.
Governments are taking steps to try and protect domestic bird populations as much as possible by asking chicken farmers, turkey farmers etc. to try and protect domestic birds by keeping them inside away from wild birds. But of course, as birds are so numerous, able to travel large distances quite easily and naturally try and seek places of shelter, this is not as easy as it sounds. Wild birds are able to enter buildings with the smallest of openings quite easily, and if this happens to be a barn full of chickens, it only needs one chicken to be infected for the whole barn to become infected, especially as bird flu is so contagious.
Many countries have already banned the import of poultry from countries where bird flu has been found.
Bird Flu Treatment And Protection In Humans
The main drug in the treatment of bird flu is Tamiflu.
Tamiflu has been stockpiled by governments in readiness for the possibility of a bird flu pandemic. The British government has said everyone over the age of 65, asthma sufferers, those with diabetes or anyone with a serious heart or lung condition should get vaccinated against bird flu. The drug of choice being Tamiflu.
The British government placed an order for £200 million of Tamiflu at the start of the year, this will buy enough Tamiflu to protect just over 14 million people, less than a quarter of the population. However, only 1.5 million courses of Tamiflu have been delivered so far. Over 7 million courses of Tamiflu are expected to be delivered in the spring of next year, but this could be too late by then, and the entire order of Tamiflu is not expected to be delivered until the end of 2006.
You can buy Tamiflu online
 You can buy Tamiflu online without a prescription being needed prior to ordering.
Tamiflu is a pill taken orally, no injection is required, so it is easy to treat yourself and your family.
Tamiflu is used to treat the symptoms of bird flu. Tamiflu is also taken to help stop a person contracting bird flu after being in contact with the bird flu virus.
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