The Avian Flu

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The avian flu better known as the bird flu now just because flu that may have an animal name does not necessarily come from an animal the flu genes are as similar to animals. Apparently the bird flu mostly affected birds, chickens and wild birds. The first bird flu to infect a person had been in Hong Kong in the year 1997. Ever since the bird flu infection it has spread from Hong Kong to different places around the world such as Europe, Asia and even the Middle East with birds not with people.
When the bird flu first evolved it was mainly through birds and with time it spread through more birds around the world. In my opinion I find it rare how it is possible for an animal to infect a human, I would think that the only way for a person to get infected by an animal would to be rabies. With this flu and other viruses that come from animals, the virus in birds or animals can change and can mutate. If this were to happen the world would become an outburst of illness.
The way for one human to become very ill and get the bird flu is by eating eggs that are not co...

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