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Avian Influenza
An overview of avian influenza, also known as the H5N1 virus.
# 115403 | 1,190 words | 5 sources | MLA | 2009 | US
Published on Jul 19, 2009 in Medical and Health (Public Health Issues)


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Description:

The paper examines the etiology, origins, methods of transmission, symptoms, treatment, epidemiology and other effects of the H5N1 virus on the human population. The paper shows how it is important to continue to monitor the spread of H5N1 so that we can react as quickly as possible should it threaten to become the world's next pandemic.

Sample of Sources Used:

  • Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy (CIDRAP). Pandemic Influenza. Academic Health Center, University of Minnesota. 2008. http://id_center.apic.org/cidrap/content/influenza/panflu/biofacts/panflu.html. Accessed April 11, 2008.
  • Health and Human Services (HHS). Pandemic influenza plan. Released Nov 2, 2005. http://www.hhs.gov/pandemicflu/plan/ Accessed April 11, 2008.
  • Macnair, T. Avian flu (bird flu). BBC Health. Last Reviewed 2007. November, http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/conditions/birdflu1.shtml Accessed April 11, 2008.
  • Salzberg, S., Kingsford, C., Cattoli, G., et al. Genome Analysis Linking Recent European and African Influenza (H5N1) Viruses. CDC. EID Journal. May 2007. Vol. 13, Num. 5. http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/13/5/713.htm Accessed April 11, 2008
  • World Health Organization (WHO). Avian influenza FAQ. 2008. http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/avian_faqs/en/ Accessed April 11, 2008.

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Avian Influenza (2009, July 19) Retrieved September 28, 2023, from https://www.academon.com/term-paper/avian-influenza-115403/

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"Avian Influenza" 19 July 2009. Web. 28 September. 2023. <https://www.academon.com/term-paper/avian-influenza-115403/>

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