Prevention and Antiviral Treatment of Bird Flu Viruses in People

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (U.S.)
• Content Notes:
  Protective actions around birds -- The best prevention is to avoid sources of exposure -- Protective actions for people who come into contact with birds infected with bird flu because of their job -- Information for other groups who may come into contact with birds -- Hunters -- Bird owners and People who have Backyard or Hobbyist Flocks -- If you’ve had direct contact with birds infected with bird flu virus and become sick -- CDC also recommends that everyone 6 months and older get a seasonal flu vaccine every year. -- What to do if you find a dead bird -- Preparing food -- Traveling to other countries -- Antiviral Drugs Can Be Used to Treat Illness -- The U.S. Government is Developing A(H5N1) and A(H7N9) Bird Flu Vaccines in Case they are Needed .
• Subjects:
  Animals Disease Outbreaks Influenza, Human/prevention & Control Influenza, Human/therapy Influenza A Virus Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype Influenza In Birds
• Document Type:
  Webpage
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:32eceea198671609c22662c89c6cfc6fd68a71506bd378eeb6104a7bf8d36724
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/152731/cdc_152731_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.89 MB ]