Avian flu...

[Uzbekxonim]

Would you eat chicken/goose/duck if birds infected by Avian flu have been found in the country you live in (or in a neigbouring country)?

[hangug]

everything is pork here..:evil:
what we'll have if no chickens..:(

[Colpan]

Yemenizde sakinca yok. Chunki pishmish etle kush gribi kecmaz.

Birisi Ingilizceye cevirsin pls.

[Uzbekxonim]

everything is pork here..:evil:
what we'll have if no chickens..:(

what about beef, lamb, fish (sea food)?

[Uzbekxonim]

Yemenizde sakinca yok. Chunki pishmish etle kush gribi kecmaz.

Birisi Ingilizceye cevirsin pls.

dediklerinizi anladim,
tessekkurler.

[Colpan]

arzimaydi:D

[Uzbekxonim]

arzimaydi:D

Ozbekceyi biliyormusunuz? ya da sadece 1-2 kelimeyi biliyorsunuz?:)


p.s. everybody ssory for off-top

[daejeon]

what about beef, lamb, fish (sea food)?

Beef and lamb are expensive. :(

[Uzbekxonim]

Beef and lamb are expensive. :(

yeees, you're right hell expensive here. but we,Uzbeks, (especially men) can't live without meat. so what to do?

[Uzbekxonim]

AVIAN INFLUENZA Q & A

What is avian influenza?
Avian (bird) influenza (flu) is a viral infection caused by strains of influenza that normally occur among birds. Wild birds worldwide carry the viruses in their intestines, but usually do not get sick from them.
However, bird flu is very contagious among birds and can make some domesticated birds, including chickens, ducks, and turkeys, very sick and kill them.

Do bird flu viruses infect humans?
Bird flu viruses do not usually infect humans, but several cases of human infection caused by different kinds of bird flu viruses have occurred since 1997. The key concern now is that the virus could gain the ability to spread easily from one person to another. Because these viruses do not commonly infect humans, there is little or no immune protection against them in the human population.

Why is this such a big issue now?
If the virus were able to infect people and spread easily from person to
person, an influenza pandemic, or worldwide outbreak, could occur. In the past century, there were influenza pandemics in 1918, 1957 and 1968.
No one can predict when the next pandemic will occur or the exact virus
that will cause it. But because the spread of avian flu is so extensive and appears to be growing, and because this virus has persisted for several years, concern about a pandemic is now higher than at any time since 1969.

Influenza pandemics in the past have been devastating, not just to the people affected, but also to their societies and nations. Projections of the number of deaths that the next pandemic will cause are bound to be imprecise, but there can be no doubt that the consequences for all nations and peoples will be dramatic. It will profoundly disturb the everyday life and business of ordinary citizens, and will also disrupt the normal functioning of government, commerce and society in general.
All nations therefore need to take action -- and many are already doing so -- both to delay this phenomenon and to prepare for it.

Decision-makers and senior officials, in both national governments and international bodies, are now taking the issue very seriously, and making large-scale preparations, with the energy and commitment that the
situation calls for. They are informing their members and citizens as precisely as possible about what needs to be done, and seeking to mobilize all available national and international capacities to do it.
Efforts within countries will be crucial, both in preventing or limiting
the scope of the pandemic, and in responding to it once it has started.

People can expect help from their governments, from intergovernmental organizations, and from the voluntary sector. But this help -- whether it takes the form of money, expertise or materials -- needs to be knitted together and provided in a way that is user-friendly and responsive to countries? specific needs. WHO, FAO, the World Bank and all other parts of the UN system have agreed to work together to support
national efforts. This collective endeavour will be monitored, and when
necessary supported, by the office of Dr. David Nabarro, whom the Secretary-General has appointed as UN System Senior Coordinator for Avian and Human Influenza.

What is the background to avian flu?
This virus first infected people in 1997 in Hong Kong. In late 2003 and early 2004, outbreaks of avian influenza were reported among poultry in eight countries in Asia (Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, South Korea, Thailand, and Vietnam) resulting in more than 100 million bird deaths in the affected countries either from the disease or from culling
to try to control the outbreak.
Most recently, avian flu infections among birds have been reported from Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and Tibet, although the infections have not
been firmly verified in all locations.
More than 113 human infections associated with these outbreaks have been reported in Cambodia (4 cases), Indonesia (2 cases), Thailand (17
cases), and Vietnam (90 cases), with case fatality rate of 51 per cent
(WHO update from 18/9/05) .

How is avian influenza spread?
Among birds, infected birds are thought to contaminate the environment
by shedding the virus in their feces. However, some avian viruses appear

to also be spread among birds by respiratory transmission.
The exact way people get infected by avian influenza viruses is not
clear, but most cases appear to involve direct contact between the
person and the infected bird.
Since these viruses can survive for some period in the environment, it
is possible that they can be carried from one location to another by
contaminated surfaces, such as cars. For more information on animal
transmission see:
http://www.oie.int/eng/AVIAN_INFLUENZA/Disease%20card.pdf

What are the symptoms of avian flu in humans?
Symptoms have ranged from relatively mild and self-resolving fever and
respiratory illness to rapid respiratory failure and death.
What is the treatment?
The current viruses appear to be sensitive to two antiviral medications,
oseltamivir (Tamiflu) and zanamavir if these are used very early. But
there is still very little direct experience with these drugs when used
to treat people ill with avian flu.

Is there a vaccine?
Efforts to develop a vaccine are under way, but there is currently no
commercially available vaccine to protect humans against the avian flu
virus.

What can I do now to protect myself and my family?
Most people are at low risk for getting infected by an avian influenza
virus. The only ones at particular risk are animal health experts,
professionally exposed staff who visit facilities and laboratories where
influenza diagnostics are attempted, and medical personnel visiting
hospitals where human cases are being treated. At this time, the most
important steps are to avoid touching dead or ill birds directly, or
surfaces potentially contaminated by secretions or feces from these
birds without adequate protection. If such contact is made, then you
should wash your hands and other body surfaces exposed to the bird with
soap and water.

[daejeon]

Thanks for info.

AVIAN INFLUENZA Q & A

What is avian influenza?
Avian (bird) influenza (flu) is a viral infection

[Colpan]

Ozbekceyi biliyormusunuz? ya da sadece 1-2 kelimeyi biliyorsunuz?:)


p.s. everybody ssory for off-topBurada o'greniyorum. Bir kac kelime simdilik.

[Guardian]

I would eat.

As far as you don't sleep in the cage with infected bird, you won't die.

[Martingale]

Would you eat chicken/goose/duck if birds infected by Avian flu have been found in the country you live in (or in a neigbouring country)?

We people eat none of them.:D We eat GM food.(not general motors :) )

[PainKiller]

I would not. So far, I am enjoyin it.

[infolife]

I would not. I haven't eaten goose/duck for sooooooooo long,even though there isn't that bird flu found.