Bird Flu in India, and its Cons

Bird influenza or avian flu is a viral infection of birds — it spreads in various nations by overlooking the changing laws through the migra­tory birds. It is a profoundly infectious poultry sickness, causes high mortality in poultry birds. The infection is known to us for over a century. The latest flare-up of the illness was in February 2006, from India where the poultry ranches were exceptionally influenced in certain pieces of the nation like Maharashtra (Nandurbar and Dhule locale), and so on The seriousness was such a lot that 50,000 chickens were accounted for to have kicked the bucket in a week and around 900,000 chickens were butchered and covered. In any case, no human contamination was affirmed, however, it was suspected around then.

There have been various little out­breaks of bird influenza in individuals since 1997 and showed a high death rate. The illness in people was first detailed in 1997 in Hong Kong, where 18 individuals were contaminated and 6 individuals kicked the bucket. From that point forward it was additionally found in China, Vietnam, Thailand, and different nations. More consideration has been given since certain strains contaminate people. Despite that, in 2003 in Hong Kong, two individuals were tainted and one kicked the bucket.

As of late, in 2004, in East Asia, upwards of 10 passings have been connected to a flare-up of the infection. Hacking, fever, sore throat, and yearning muscles to eye contamination and more genuine pneumonia and other respiratory issues — eventually undermine the existence of people.

By: Raghav Saxena

Birla School, Pilani