| Experts are saying that Avian Flu or Bird Flu could | | | | of a virus in South East Asia that has killed a |
| become Pandemic at some time in the future, | | | | number of people.The flu has been seen for some |
| and it could affect the human race, The World | | | | time in birds, especially Chickens, which has led to |
| Health Organization has recognized that there | | | | millions of birds being killed, The strain involved is |
| could be a problem, Governments have been | | | | H5N1 and has been found in Vietnam, Thailand and |
| urged to update all their plans for counteracting | | | | Cambodia, only a small number of people have so |
| any possibility of this happening.Estimates have | | | | far died and it would appear that they almost all, |
| been made that something like 50 million deaths | | | | had contact with birds.The virus moves easily |
| could be expected if this flu developed in to a | | | | between birds, and sometimes it has obviously |
| strain that could be passed on by | | | | passed to humans, but at this stage it does not |
| humansPandemic Flu, means an outbreak of a flu | | | | appear to have the ability to transfer from |
| strain that has reached different countries that | | | | Human to Human, but that is not to say that |
| have no geographical connection. | | | | sometime in the future the virus could not |
| There is NO Pandemic Flu at the moment but | | | | mutate, so that it can transfer easily. |
| the authorities are concerned about an outbreak | | | | |