All natural H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) infections in domestic cats reported to date appear to have been associated with outbreaks in domestic or wild birds and acquired through ingestion of raw meat likely infected with the H5N1 HPAI virus. Fortunately, there is no evidence to date that domestic cats play a role in the natural transmission cycle of H5N1 HPAI viruses.

There is not enough information available about H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) infection in dogs to know how infection would develop. Domestic cats in Europe appear to have become infected by eating infected poultry or wild birds. Details concerning a case of H5N1 infection in a dog in October 2004 were recently published; the dog was infected after it ate the carcass of an infected duck. View the report on the CDC Web site.

Dogs and cats become infected when bitten by an infected mosquito. There is also evidence that cats can become infected with the virus after eating experimentally infected mice.

The virus can occur naturally in some wild migratory water birds, such as ducks and geese, which do not get sick from the virus but can carry it to other birds. Domestic poultry such as chickens and turkeys can get bird flu. These bird flu viruses pose no serious threat to human health.

There is no evidence that cats can spread the bird flu virus to humans. No cases of avian influenza in humans have been linked to exposure to sick cats, and no outbreaks among populations of cats have been reported. All of the bird flu infections in cats have been associated with outbreaks in domestic or wild birds and acquired through eating raw meat from an infected bird.

There is no evidence to date that cats can spread H5N1 to humans. No cases of avian influenza in humans have been linked to exposure to sick cats, and no outbreaks among populations of cats have been reported. All of the influenza A (H5N1) infections in cats reported to date appear to have been associated with outbreaks in domestic or wild birds and acquired through ingestion of raw infected meat.

You will need to install a good antivirus package such as AVG or update the definitions of your existing software and run a full scan. Also, you might want to visit http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/. just to make sure that your computer is fully updated with the latest security patches.

The vaccine virus (Vaccinia) is spread by touching a vaccination site before it has healed or by touching bandages or clothing that have become contaminated with live virus from the vaccination site. Vaccinia is not spread through airborne contagion. Proper handling of the vaccine site includes these three key points: If you touch either the site or materials in contact with the site by accident, clean your hands right away.

Influenza virus is mainly spread when a sick person coughs or sneezes into the face of another person. It can also spread by touching contaminated surfaces and then touching your face.

The same way humans become infected, by the bite of infectious mosquitoes. The virus is located in the mosquito's salivary glands. During blood feeding, the virus is injected into the animal. The virus then multiplies and may cause illness. Mosquitoes become infected when they feed on infected birds, which may circulate the virus in their blood for a few days. It is possible that dogs and cats could become infected by eating dead infected animals such as birds, but this is unproven.

Mumps virus has been found in respiratory secretions 3 days before the start of symptoms until 9 days after onset. Although mumps virus has been detected on rare occasions for up to 9 days after symptom onset, the patient is most infectious within the first 5 days.

Mosquitoes bite infected birds and then bite people, injecting the virus into the blood. It can't be passed from person to person or from a bird or other animal to a person.

Anyone can be infected with the hepatitis C virus. However, people most likely to be infected with the hepatitis C virus include individuals who: (1.) had a blood transfusion and or received an organ transplant such as kidney, lung, or heart, before effective screening began in July 1992; (2.) have been or are on long term kidney dialysis (hemodialysis); (3.) received treatment with a clotting factor concentrate manufactured before 1987; (4.) have ever injected illegal drugs, even once; (5.

Good question. It's often nice and helpful to warn others; especially if that is the newsgroup you got it from. But make sure your computer is clean of the virus to avoid posting or sending the virus to others. You don't need to send out a mass warning to everyone on the Internet about the virus. Just stating that file destroyed your computer might prompt someone to avoid the same fate you had. But be clean and calm, though hard to do when hit by a virus.

of the time, computers are infected via email. Also computers can be infected by downloading a file from a web site or program files on a floppy disk.

Yes it can, but this is only an issue if there is an outbreak in chickens in the US. Until then, there is no reason to keep cats or dogs indoors or on leashes.

No. Only 121 cases have occurred in the current outbreak despite huge numbers of birds being affected and numerous associated opportunities for human exposures, especially in backyard flocks. It is not understood why some people but not others become infected with similar exposures.

HIV is transmitted through contact with the blood, semen, vaginal secretions or breast milk of an HIV infected person.

To help prevent its spread, many Governments and health officials are working hard to bring about a greater civilian awareness of the dangers of avian flu and the importance of swift precautionary action when new cases are identified or infections suspected in both birds and/or humans.

Mumps is spread by contact with discharges from the nose and throat. Coughing, sneezing, sharing drinks and kissing can spread these discharges. The virus can be spread from about seven (7) days before glands become swollen, to nine (9) days after. A person who is infected with mumps virus but does not have any symptoms can still spread the virus to other people

It depends. If you do not have the feature enabled that allows you to view .html images in your email, you might be safe. Most of the time you actually have to open the attachment in order to activate the virus. You should run your anti-virus software anyway, just to be sure.

There is no evidence to date that cats can spread H5N1 to humans. No cases of avian influenza in humans have been linked to exposure to sick cats, and no outbreaks among populations of cats have been reported. All of the influenza A (H5N1) infections in cats reported to date appear to have been associated with outbreaks in domestic or wild birds and acquired through ingestion of raw infected meat.

you take care of a sick person, take normal precautions to prevent the spread of infection – wash your hands often or use alcohol-based sanitizing gels. Keep the sick person away from people who are healthy and have the sick person over their cough to reduce the spread of disease. If someone is seriously sick, consult with your healthcare provider.