Avian Influenza Outbreak in China

basic requirements
1. 3-5 pages
2. double space
3. 12pt font
questions must answer
1. The essay should provide basic information on the medical and microbiological aspects of the disease (causative agent, symptoms, treatment, etc.)
2. as well as the social aspect (e.g. socio-economic characteristics of those suffering from this disease, geographic distribution; historic perspective, etc)
3. A paper should present the perspective/position of different nations/countries in regard to measures for preventing disease outbreaks (e.g. type of health care system, vaccination programs etc.) and compare those to WHO standards.
4. `causative agent `symptoms `treatment `socio-economic characteristics of those suffering from this disease `geographic distribution `historic perspective
what is the avian influenza
1. Avian influenza is flu infection in birds. The virus that causes the disease in birds can change (mutate) so it can spread to humans.
Causative agents
1. Influenza virus (types A, B and C) is the causative agent.
Symptoms in
1. humans
  1. a lot like the regular flu
  2. can depend on which avian influenza A virus caused the infection
  3. low pathogentic, reg. flu symptoms
    1. fever, cough, sore throat, muscle aches) to lower respiratory disease (pneumonia) requiring hospitalization.
  4. High pathogentic
    1. conjunctivitis only, to influenza-like illness, to severe respiratory illness (e.g. shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, pneumonia, acute respiratory distress, viral pneumonia, respiratory failure) with multi-organ disease, sometimes accompanied by nausea, abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting and sometimes neurologic changes (altered mental status, seizures). SOMETMES EVEN DEATH
2. Domesticated birds (poultry)
  1. Infection of poultry with LPAI viruses may cause no disease or mild illness and may only cause mild signs (such as ruffled feathers and a drop in egg production) and may not be detected.
treatment
1. humans
  1. no vaccine to protect against this virus right now
  2. BUT HONG KONG HAS PROVIDED WAYS TO HELP PREVENT ITS PEOPLE TO BE INFECTED: http://www.chp.gov.hk/en/content/9/24/13.html Under prevention
2. birds
  1. Eradication by slaughter is usual in chickens and turkeys
geographic distribution
1. where started
  1. Live animal or 'wet' markets may have played a major part in sustaining the virus in Southeast Asia, They were identified as the source of the H5N1 infection in chicken farms in Hong Kong in 1997 when approximately 20 percent of the chickens in live poultry markets were found to be infected.
2. talk about geographic around the world and then specifically in china.
3. around world
Socio-economic characteristics of those that suffering
1. Your risk of getting the bird flu virus is higher if: You work with poultry (such as farmers) You travel to countries where the virus is present You touch an infected bird You eat raw or undercooked poultry meat, eggs, or blood from infected birds
2. People mainly become infected with avian influenza through close contact with infected birds and poultry (live or dead) or their droppings
3. High risk groups People in close contact with poultry are more susceptible to contracting avian flu.

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