How do outbreaks of bird flu spread within the country?
Domestic birds can get the infection when they: roam freely share water supply with wild birds use a water supply that might be contaminated by infected droppings Contaminated equipment, vehicles, feeds, cages, or clothing, especially shoes can carry the virus from farm to farm Wet markets where live chickens and other birds are sold under crowded and sometimes unsanitary conditions 5. How is bird flu transmitted to humans? Bird flu is transmitted to humans from direct or indirect contact with infected wild ducks and chickens through infected aerosols, discharges and surfaces. A person handling or taking care infected chickens or came near or inside a poultry or market where there are sick chickens can inhale the particles from dried discharges or feces with the bird flu virus. Discharges can get in contact with the nose or eyes of a person handling infected chickens. There is no reported case of bird flu in humans after handling dressed chicken. Since the virus is easily inactivated b
1. Domestic birds can get the infection when they: — roam freely — share water supply with wild birds — use a water supply that might be contaminated by infected droppings 2. Contaminated equipment, vehicles, feeds, cages, or clothing, especially shoes can carry the virus from farm to farm 3. Wet markets where live chickens and other birds are sold under crowded and sometimes unsanitary conditions How is bird flu transmitted to humans? Bird flu is transmitted to humans from direct or indirect contact with infected wild ducks and chickens through infected aerosols, discharges and surfaces. A person handling or taking care infected chickens or came near or inside a poultry or market where there are sick chickens can inhale the particles from dried discharges or feces with the bird flu virus. Discharges can get in contact with the nose or eyes of a person handling infected chickens. There is no reported case of bird flu in humans after handling dressed chicken. Since the virus is easil
