Selasa, 04 Juni 2013

Bird Flu: Symptoms in Humans

Bird flu virus that was originally known only birds can spread between people, creating a new mutation that can also infect humans. Mutations the virus can infect humans who come into contact with the secretions of infected birds. Humans who have a high risk of contracting the children, because it has a weaker immune system, poultry workers, sellers and handlers of poultry, pet birds and home owners.




The incubation period is 1-7 days after which the symptoms appear one bird flu is to demonstrate the following characteristics:



  1. ARDs


  2. Onset of high fever (> 38 degrees Celsius)


  3. Sore throat sudden


  4. Cough, issued a runny nose, muscle aches


  5. Headache


  6. Sudden weakness


  7. Incidence of pneumonia (pneumonia) that if not getting proper treatment can lead to death


Given the bird flu symptoms similar to the common cold, then no one could distinguish the bird flu and the common cold. If there are people who cough, colds and fever that does not go down, it is advisable to immediately visit the doctor or the nearest hospital.


Patients who are suspected of having bird flu virus called bird flu suspect patients in which patients had visited farms are located in areas affected by bird flu, or working in a lab that was researching cases of bird flu, or contact with poultry in the last few days.


Probable cases are cases in which patients with suspected obtain laboratory test results are limited only led to the findings that a virus is a virus that affects the type A, or the patient died of pneumonia failed.


While kompermasi case is suspected or probable cases where it has been supported by the results of the laboratory tests show that the virus suffer flu H5N1 strain is positive, PCR positive and increasing influenza H5 H5 antibody enlarged 4th time.


However, the symptoms presented by the H5N1 virus is different where there is a case of a boy infected with the H5N1 virus and severe diarrhea followed by coma long without experiencing influenza-like symptoms, therefore, important medical examination conducted primarily found when the disease symptoms are not normal.


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