Why We Should Be Worried About The Bird Flu
Is the Bird Flu Virus for real? Or is it something the media has
blown up once again. Does the bird flu virus really possess a
threat to us humans?
The bird flu virus is the current virus that has been scaring
people away from eating at KFC. People might think that the bird
flu virus might cause them to die.
What the media is doing, is only trying to scare a lot of people
from the bird flu virus. This is maybe because of the pandemic
that we have experienced before from other flu that have killed
millions.
The most famous of all the flu is the pandemic that happened
during 1918-19. The Spanish flu killed more people than World
War 1. 500 million became ill of this virus and around 40
million died.
That's why for every new flu virus that's been arising, people
get worried right away. Scientist will try to prevent viruses
from getting a lot worse like the 1918-19 pandemic. The media on
the other hand serves to inform the people of the potential
threat.
Another thing to worry about is that 36,000 people die everyday
of ordinary influenza virus in the United States alone. Can you
imagine how much worse a pandemic can cause?
Also every 3 to 4 times in a century there will always be a
chance that a flu pandemic may hit. What if the bird flu virus
is already among them? That's why people form the media and
scientist grow deeply worried.
The flu can basically achieve these things because it has the
ability to mutate. It can change quickly and outwit the vaccines
that have been created for previous flu strains. Then they take
the immune system by storm.
The flu can also grab the genetic material of other viruses and
also jump from one species to another. There are times where the
transfer needs to be done via an intermediary. Such as the West
Nile Fever, this needs a mosquito to be transferred.
The viruses that have transferred from animals to people are not
something new. This has been happening since the 1980's. The new
virus that ahs been scaring people of that comes from animals is
the bird flu.
Bird flu's symptoms usually start out quite simple and the
infected person might think that it's just an ordinary flu. The
infected person will experience muscle aches, sore throats,
colds and cough. However, it may lead to the immediate death of
the infected person.
Currently, people who have died form bird flu are still not
abundant to call it a pandemic or worry about an outbreak. What
worries the health officials is the possibility it becomes an
outbreak when it mutates and can transfer from one person to the
other. That's why its better the media and the health officials
worry about this thing a whole lot before we get another
pandemic like that of the Spanish Flu.