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What's it mean to have bird flu?

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Dr. William Walsh answered

Specializes in Addiction Medicine

Influenza H5N1 var: This years influenza variant was first noted in wild birds and is the h5n1 type - so its an influenza virus that people contracted from birds in asia. It responds well to most influenza drugs. It is not a particularly deadly form of the virus - but note that influenza does lead to the deaths of thousands of americans a year every year.

Answered 3/21/2012

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Influenza: Bird flu is one kind of type a influenza. It is a serious infection with high mortality rate.

Answered 9/28/2016

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