{"id":57361,"date":"2021-01-14T12:00:43","date_gmt":"2021-01-14T06:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adityabirlacapital.com\/healthinsurance\/active-together\/?p=57361"},"modified":"2024-06-26T20:28:12","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T14:58:12","slug":"everything-about-bird-flu-and-how-to-avoid-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adityabirlacapital.com\/healthinsurance\/active-together\/2021\/01\/14\/everything-about-bird-flu-and-how-to-avoid-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Bird Flu Symptoms &#8211; Understanding And Identifying The Signs Of The Infection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amidst the vaccine drive to flatten the curve of the <\/span>Covid-19<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> virus, another outbreak has been doing the rounds and has already affected ten Indian states. The <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">outbreak of<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bird Flu in India <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">has triggered the need to address some important questions related to this disease.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h2><b>What Is <\/b><b>Bird Flu<\/b><b>?<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bird Flu<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, also known as <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Avian Influenza<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is a viral disease caused by <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Influenza Type A<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> viruses that generally affect poultry birds like chickens and turkeys. Wild aquatic birds like duck and geese are the primary carriers of Influenza A virus. The virus is essentially spread from water birds who shed it in their droppings. This is how the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bird flu virus <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">occasionally spreads to mammals like pigs, horses, cats and dogs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Domesticated birds may contract the virus if kept in direct contact with the infected poultry or through contact with surfaces that have been contaminated with the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bird flu virus<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h2><b>Can Humans Contract <\/b><b>Bird Flu<\/b><b>?<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although the disease is contagious among birds, humans and animals can also contract it. The influenza is more likely to be transmitted to humans through contact with infected birds and through their droppings and secretions. But unlike in birds, it is not transmitted from human-to-human contact. Poultry farmers and those who come in direct contact with living or dead birds that have been infected are at a higher risk of contracting the disease.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-57364 size-full lazyload\" title=\"Bird Flu in India- Activ Living\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.adityabirlacapital.com\/healthinsurance\/active-together\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Can-humans-contract-Bird-Flu-1.jpg\" alt=\"Bird Flu in India- Activ Living\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/533;\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h2><b>Symptoms of <\/b><b>Bird Flu<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bird flu <\/span>symptoms vary from person to person. It can exhibit symptoms of the normal flu as well. While the bird flu virus affects the gut in birds, it attacks the respiratory tract in human beings, causing pneumonia or Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). The early symptoms of the flu include cold, cough, sore throat, diarrhoea and abdominal pain, discomfort, and muscle ache.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h2><b>What Precautions Can You Take?<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bird flu virus<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is not a food-borne disease. Poultry or chicken can be suitable for consumption once it is cooked hygienically at 70 Degree Celsius as the virus typically dies when exposed to high temperatures. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) designed a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bird flu vaccine <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">but it will be made public only if the virus starts to spread among people.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prevention is better than cure. So, wash your hands before and after handling raw poultry and eggs. Wash your cutting board, utensils and surfaces that might have come in touch with raw meat or poultry. You should avoid going to live animal markets or poultry farms to reduce the risk of getting infected with the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bird flu virus<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Those who work with livestock are advised to wear PPE kits and follow hand hygiene. Wash your hands frequently with soap or an alcohol-based sanitiser and avoid touching your nose or mouth with unwashed hands.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-57365 size-full lazyload\" title=\"Bird Flu in India- Activ Living\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.adityabirlacapital.com\/healthinsurance\/active-together\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/What-precautions-can-you-take-1.jpg\" alt=\"Bird Flu in India- Activ Living\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/533;\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h2><b>How Is Bird Flu Treated?<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Symptom confirmation for <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bird flu virus<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can be done with a chest x-ray, white blood cell count, or auscultation (a test that detects abnormal breath sounds), that check for infection and assess the functioning of the lungs. Antiviral drugs, including Oseltamivir or Zanamivir (Relenza), can be used for treatment purposes to decrease the severity of the disease. The medication must be taken within 48 hours after the symptoms appear. Although human to human transmission is not common, it is always better for infected patients to isolate themselves to reduce the possibility of others contracting the virus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keeping all this information in mind, the best prevention is to stop misinformation about <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bird flu in India<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that would create a panic in an already pandemic-afflicted country. Get to know more about improving your <\/span>lifestyle and focusing on fitness<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the <strong>Activ Living Blog<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Amidst the vaccine drive to flatten the curve of the Covid-19 virus, another outbreak&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2963,"featured_media":57366,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,4241],"tags":[2237,2232,807,2233,2235,2234,2236,1604],"class_list":["post-57361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle-conditions","category-others","tag-avian-influenza","tag-bird-flu","tag-disease","tag-poultry","tag-symptoms-of-bird-flu","tag-transmission-of-bird-flu","tag-treatment-of-bird-flu","tag-viral-infection"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Bird Flu: Bird Flu Symptoms, Treatment And Prevention<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Bird Flu outbreak has been triggered in India and can spread rapidly. 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