How is the virus spread?
Avian Flu - FAQThe 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.
Related QuestionsAvian Bird Flu Pandemic - Frequently Asked QuestionsThe virus is easily passed from person to person by breathing in air containing virus produced when an infected person talks, coughs or sneezes. It can spread through hand/face contact after touching a person or surface contaminated with the virus.Related Questions
How is the vaccine virus (vaccinia) spread?
Frequently Asked QuestionsThe 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.
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Avian influenza - Frequently asked questionsAll 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.
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Avian influenza - Frequently asked questionsThere 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.
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Santa Barbara County - Pandemic Flu ResponseInfluenza 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.
Related QuestionsIs the virus spread easily from birds to humans?
Avian Flu: Frequently Asked Questions - Shenyang, ChinaNo. 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.
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New Page 1HIV is transmitted through contact with the blood, semen, vaginal secretions or breast milk of an HIV infected person.
Related QuestionsWhat is Being Done to Prevent the Global Spread of the Bird Flu Virus?
Avian Bird Flu FAQ - Frequently Asked QuestionsTo 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.
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Mumps - Frequently Asked QuestionsMumps 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
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Macomb County Michigan : Health Department: west nile virus ...WNV is spread to humans by the bite of an infected mosquito. A mosquito becomes infected by biting a bird that carries the virus. You or your child cannot get WNV from a person who has the disease. WNV is not spread by person-to-person contact such as touching, kissing, or caring for someone who is infected.
Related QuestionsCan bird flu virus spread to my pet dog and cat?
City of Austin - Pandemic Influenza PlanningThere is no evidence that bird flu is a risk to dogs. Recently, there have been reports of a canine influenza virus in the U.S. but this is a different flu virus that affects only dogs. There is evidence from the Asian outbreak that the bird flu virus might affect cats fed raw poultry, but there is currently no cause for concern because the virus is not present in the U.S.
Related QuestionsHOW IS THE VIRUS SPREAD, IF NOT BY WILD BIRDS?
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION ON AVIAN INFLUENZAUse of infected poultry manure as fertiliser in agriculture and agriculture, and as feed in fish-farms and pig farms Most outbreaks in south-east Asia can be linked to movements of poultry and poultry products (or infected material from poultry farms, such as mud on vehicles, or peoples' shoes).
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Avian Influenza: Frequently Asked QuestionsUse of infected poultry manure as fertiliser in agriculture and aquaculture, and as feed in fish-farms and pig farms Most outbreaks in south-east Asia can be linked to movements of poultry and poultry products (or infected material from poultry farms, such as mud on vehicles, or peoples' shoes).Related Questions
What can I do to help stop the spread of West Nile Virus?
FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions, Town of West Seneca, New Y...Where can I find information on the Freedom of Information Laws (FOIL)? The Freedom Of Information Law (FOIL) requires that the public be provided access to governmental records. Access guidelines and excemptions are set forth by NYS Public Officers Law, Article 6 Sections 84-90 Freedom Of Information Law.
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The city of Millbrae - West Nile Virus FAQCalifornia has a long history of conducting surveillance for mosquito-borne viruses and has taken active steps to ensure early detection of WNV. Due to ongoing collaboration between over 70 local mosquito and vector control agencies, and state and public agencies, California is well prepared to detect, monitor, and respond to WNV. These agencies use a variety of scientific techniques and products to control mosquitoes in their earliest stages and play a key role in reducing the risk of WNV.
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City of Austin - Pandemic Influenza PlanningThere 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.
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FAQ - Healing Natural OilsCertain reports state that this could be the case. However, there is no solid documented proof at this time. As a precaution we recommend that your partner apply Many of our customers have molluscum burned off / surgically removed, some have used acid and other types of drugs. Unfortunately the condition grows back again. After using our Heal Molluscum formula the same bumps do not reappear.
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FAQ's, Frequently Asked Questions - ECLAPNo. Birds (especially jays and crows) are the reservoir hosts for the virus. Mosquitoes transmit the virus to the horse, human, etc.
Related QuestionsCan my pot-bellied pig spread highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus?
Avian influenza - Frequently asked questionsCertain mammalian species are known to be susceptible to infection with the H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus, including pigs. Because the rate of infection for this virus in pigs is very low, and because the H5N1 HPAI virus has not yet been found in North America, pot-bellied pigs are not considered to be reservoirs for the virus and should not spread H5N1 HPAI.
Related QuestionsWhat other ways are there to spread this virus if wild birds are not responsible for it?
The Romanian Ornithological Society - Avian InfluenzaThere are several ways to spread the virus from one geographical region to another: transporting the birds (and their feathers) to different poultry farms, the trafficking of captured wild birds and the involuntary transporting of soil on shoe soles and vehicle tires. Each of these ways of spreading the infection plays a certain part in the epidemic, but until now all cases were triggered by domestic and farm poultry transport.
Related QuestionsHow is the H5N1 virus transmitted? How does the H5N1 spread?
Potomac Institute - Bird FluThe H5N1 virus may be transmitted to humans through contact with contaminated birds or from contaminated surfaces. Infected birds shed the virus in their saliva, nasal secretions, and droppings. Susceptible birds become infected when they have contact with excretions or surfaces that are contaminated. It is believed that most cases of bird flu infection in humans have resulted from contact with infected poultry or contaminated surfaces.
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