Avian Influenza

عربي

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Influenza?	1-
How to Prevent Influenza?	2-
What is avian influenza?	3-
What are the symptoms? How soon do symptoms start? How long does it last?	4-
What about an influenza pandemic?	5-
Is flue pandemic different to flue that occurs every year?	6-
What are the symptoms of pandemic flue?	7-
Who is at risk from pandemic flu?	8-
Can pandemic flu kill people?	9-
Which viruses cause highly pathogenic disease?	10-
What is the present situation?	11-
What is the current level of threat of a pandemic in the world?	12-
Why are Health Authorities worried about avian influenza?	13-
Do migratory birds considered source of Threat?	14-
Do migratory birds spread highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses?	15-
What are the control measures in birds?	16-
What are the signs of disease in the infected birds?	17-
What are the consequences of outbreaks in poultry?	18-
Does Avian influenza considered a human health concern?	19-
Can humans be infected and how common?	20-
At present, is there evidence of efficient human-to-human transmission?	21-
Is it reassuring that so few human cases have occurred?	22-
How do outbreaks of avian influenza spread within a country among birds and Humans?	23-
How does the disease spread from one country to another?	24-
Which influenza considered the most serious?	25-
Is it considered a global Threat?	26-
Why we should differentiate between the needed concern and the unnecessary fear?	27-
What about the pandemic risk?	28-
What changes are needed for H5N1 to become a pandemic virus?	29-
Are there any other causes for concern?	30-
Are the right control measures being applied?	31-
What measures are in place to prevent avian influenza in Bahrain?	32-
Is Bahrain disease free?	33-
Can a pandemic be averted?	34-
What is the predicted number of deaths from the pandemic virus?	35-
What are the most important warning signals that a pandemic is about to start?	36-
Where have human cases occurred?	37-
Apart from H5N1, have other avian influenza viruses ever infected humans?	38-
How do people become infected from birds?	39-
How does pandemic flu spread from human to human?	40-
Can Avian influenza transmitted through eating food?	41-
How is pandemic flu treated?	42-
Is there a vaccine effective against H5N1 in humans?	43-
What about vaccines during a flu pandemic?	44-
What drugs are available for treatment?	45-
How can I protect myself and others from pandemic flu?	46-
How to protect our self during travel?	47-
Is pandemic flu a quarantinable disease?	48-
If I get pandemic flu will I be put in quarantine?	49-
How long would people be quarantined for?	50-
How will I know if a pandemic has reached Bahrain?	51-
How well prepared Bahrain for pandemic influenza?	52-
What are the good news?	53-
What are the important updated messages?	54-
Do you need more information?	55-