Human influenza is thought to transmit primarily via large respiratory droplets. Standard Precautions plus Droplet Precautions are recommended for the care of patients infected with human influenza.
Like human influenza viruses, there are many types of avian influenza viruses. One strain of severe bird flu, called highly pathogenic H5N1, has been circulating in Asia since 1997 and has spread to Europe and Africa.
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Not many people realize that the human influenza virus can survive on surfaces for a surprising two to eight hours, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Swine were first noticed to have influenza-like illnesses in 1918 during the human influenza pandemic. The term "pandemic" means that an infection has spread to many countries around the world, causing widespread human disease.
The 'canine influenza virus' is an influenza A H3N8 influenza virus (not a human influenza virus) that was originally an equine (horse) influenza virus. This virus has spread to dogs and can now spread between dogs.
Influenza A (H1N1) virus is a subtype of influenza A virus and was the most common cause of human influenza (flu) in 2009.
The 2009 virus circulating the world isn't strictly swine flu; rather, it's a mix of swine, avian and human influenza viruses that has never been seen before in humans.
A: Symptoms of avian influenza in humans have ranged from typical human influenza-like symptoms (fever, cough, sore throat, and muscle aches) to eye infections, pneumonia, severe respiratory diseases (such as acute respiratory distress syndrome), ...
A new strain of H1N1 influenza, which contains parts of swine, avian, and human influenza viruses, was first seen in humans in March 2009 in Mexico.
Several antiviral medications used to treat human influenza are also effective for bird flu.
Pabbaraju K, Wong S, Kits DK, Fox JD. Adamantane resistance in seasonal human influenza A viruses from Calgary, Alberta (January 2007 to August 2008). Can J Infect Dis Med Microbiol. 2010;21(2):e87-91.
Writing Committee of the World Health Organization (WHO) Consultation on Human Influenza (2005). Avian influenza A (H5N1) infection in humans. New England Journal of Medicine, 353(13): 1374-1385.
Usually, strains of influenza virus infect only one type of animal. Some strains infect humans, and other strains infect birds. Outbreaks caused by human influenza viruses happen every year, ...
It is even possible to include RNA strands from birds, swine, and human influenza viruses into one virus if a cell becomes infected with all three types of influenza (for example, two bird flu, three swine flu, ...
 See also: Influenza, Flu, Symptom, Viral, Death
  
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