Posts Tagged ‘BirdFlu’

Bird Flu Virus (H5N1), Health Implications, Global Distribution

Bird flu virus is fast becoming one of the main emerging viruses of the twenty-first century, threatening human health and wellbeing. This virus was first discovered in Italy 100 years ago and is now found worldwide. The virus shot into spotlight when human cases of the disease were reported in South East Asia and continues to pose a threat to the human population and if the proper corrective actions are not adopted in a timely manner this virus may lead to the next pandemic of this century. Read the rest of this entry »