The bird flu, or aviar influenza A/H5N1, avian flu, highly Pathogenic
avian influenza (HPA), is a
virus caused disease, which mainly infects
wild living and domesticated birds, like chikens and turkey hens.
Originally the popular-scientific term bird
flu covers a row of
different subtypes of viruses but currently the term almost exclusively
refers to the subtype A/H5N1. Since the end of 2003 the bird flu with this Subvirus has increasingly spread in the area of Asia increasingly. Meanwhile the virus H5N1 became also in numerous European countries (under it Germany) as well as in Africa (Nigeria) proven. On a further spreading of the epidemic is to be counted , what particularly by the media is kolportiert at present. reports on new
cases from bird flu became one a firm component of the daily newscasts. key words such as case of suspicion continuously from transmission on
humans and the absence of a vaccine against it rieseln on us. „Pandemy doubled the threatening danger of one “, world-wide mass dying of
animal and change themselves humans, of one probability to a firm forecast. the Konjunktiv is made conscious the Futur. Comparisons with the 1918 to 1920 furious Spanish flu with at least 25 million victims urge itself automatically up. But this is justified horror scenario? at
present anyhow not, at least not for „the
western world “. With the bird flu with the Subvirus A/H5N1 it acts around an animal epidemic as can be prove of the animal on humans transferable is (one so Zoose mentioned), a transmission of the animal on humans seemed however so far almost exclusively with close contact too to infected animals. Since end of 2003 secured and announced human cases of bird flu in Thailand, Viet Nam, Kambodscha, and in the Iraq arose to Indonesia, China, Turkey. Countries, with those the kind of animal husbandry evenly predominantly through a partial traditionally caused closer contact of humans and animal is characterised. In the western industrial nations hang against the mass animal husbandry prevails forwards, which, apart from all kinds of other unpleasant side effects, offers nevertheless the advantage of a decreased infection risk. Large existence can be occupied effectively with Karantäne and be gekeult with possibly arising cases of suspicion fast and thoroughly. the keepers of an animal so some poured tear is dried over the painful loss of its utilizable cattle with according to high remuneration funds. Whereas allegedly many already
of the countries concerned by the humanoiden form of the bird flu virus
are not to have accomplished the measures too late and thoroughly enough and/or not at all the appropriate possibilities for it had. Only on international pressure and with international assistance they became more effectively active . against bird flu more effectively a vaccine for humans is not at present at the disposal, it already on it is however feverful worked. also here the western industrial nations are opposite most asiatic and African countries clearly in the advantage due to their larger capacity on research establishments and reproducing industries for the vaccine. Until this comes on the market can one sufficiently with the conventional means from an outbreak the bird flu protect itself here, provided that an infection is in time diagnosed . Due to the worse supply situation are here fewer and underdeveloped countries again in the disadvantage. around a mass dying of humans, caused by the bird flu virus A/H5N1, the inhabitant of the western hemisphere needs to thus make itself no concerns. A further propagation the virus is considered than safe, it here however predominant animals meet-meeting what not at all tröstend is meant however in the comparison to the human victims still who can be expected in the third world in no relationship stands, if one should spread to Epedemie among humans there. Thus finally still hope remains for usthat the A/H5N1-Virus will not lead us on cruel way the separation of the world in realm and arm before eye
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