The bird flu virus is transmitted to humans!

Deadly strain of bird flu first spread from person to person that inspires serious concern. On account of this illness life 43 people, and this number can seriously increase.

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As scientists believe the virus bird flu   H7N9 is transmitted from father to daughter. This occurred in the eastern region of China, and the first information about the transmission of the disease between humans is published in a respectable scientific journal British Medical Journal. According to the authors, this case proves the possibility of transmission of the virus from person to person, which was not observed earlier. However, the ability of avian influenza spread in this way "is limited and unstable."

Until now, it was officially reported 133 human disease Avian Influenza And 43 patients died. Mortality rates are much higher than the statistics ordinary flu, but until the last moment people are extremely ill from sick birds. Chinese doctors also reported a strain of H7N9, which is passed from person to person.

Most bird flu victims are farmers who sold poultry at markets, or those who are engaged in its breeding. 60-year-old man, which is reported in the journal, frequented live poultry market. He fell ill in 5-6 days after your last visit to the market in March this year (normally, the incubation period is 7-10 days). He was hospitalized with fever, cough and respiratory failure. Despite the range of resuscitation, the man died of multiple organ failure on May 4th.

His 32-year-old daughter, previously completely healthy, looking after the sick before he was placed in intensive care. The woman did not visit bird market and generally does not come in contact with her, but I still got sick. It turned out to be the same symptoms, but she died before even his father - 24 April. An autopsy revealed the presence of genetically identical viruses in the body of a father and daughter. (READ MORE)

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