H5N1
 

If spreeing around Europe, most recent discoveries were made in Croatia in a couple dead swans.

Yeah, looks like it might be in Britain too, no-one's sure if it's H5N1 varient yet or not...but it was in quarentine so hopefully we're ok so far.

Still moving slowly westwards though. :down:

Well I'm having chicken tonight birdflu or no bird flu. As far as I am aware if the chicken is cooked properly then there is no chance of catching bird flu. Well at least I hope that is the case. :-?

anything above 68 degrees and bactiria die same as anything below 18 degrees

H5N1 is only deadly for humans at continiously exposure to infected birds.

As of yet H5N1 hasnt mutated to H5N1.(something) where it is sprreing from human to human as they feared had happened in Thailand with that dad and son.

Properly cooked bird is also still unharmful, as H5N1 as of yet hasnt mutated survive extreme temps.
I am not sure that the virus dies at +68C but it definatly does at +200C and chicken should be made at +225C for 90-110 minutes in an oven.
I dont know if it dies or hibernates at -18C but who wants to eat deepfrozen bird? :hmm:

Reminder:
You should always defrost frozen meat in your fridge and not on the kitchen table :)

As I've heard it is was a parrot that had the bird flu, and they said that there was a 95% chance that it was NOT H5N1.

And I thought H5N1 was a map grid location! :damn:

Be worried if Bdu try to send you there! :-? :o

DOUBLE LOL !

CONFIRMED:
Dead parrot had H5N1

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4370106.stm

the parrot did die from the H5N1.

ANyway, I had my normal Flu shot, and doctors said at this stage, it's the safest thing. TamiFlu - the drug Roche's making is only helping to treat the illnes and make it pass better, but doesn't cure it fully. There is no vaccine made for it, and they don't know when it will be made - but not this year for sure.

I guess keep healthy, less stress, don't spend too much time in crowded places, excercise, etc - in other words keep a healthy way of live that makes sure your immune system isn't weakened.

No flu vaccine will help against the bird flu, but if enough people use the normal flu vaccine, less people will get normal flu and thus the odds of bird flu mixing with normal flu in a sick person are reduced. Also, it might provide some protection against such a mixed variant if one appears. That's very speculative though.

I think it is all over hyped.

Really how long have they known about birdful?

2 maybe 3 years? How many people have died to date from infection 61?

So in birdform it seems to be moving pretty quickly across from east to west....Thing is it hasn't yet mutated into a human to human form of the virus.

However the way that it is being reported in the press and all these "experts" its as if the pandemic could kick off tomorrow and wipe out swathes of teh population.

I'll keep a little eye on it but it doesn't worry me so much. Over hyped and over done.sure if I suddenly happen to come across a dad bird I won't touch it and if it is a migratorary one and it drops in my garden I'll phone it in. But I am not going to worry too much for now.

What about if it's a mum bird?

No, no...I'm sorry...couldn't resist

*is booed off stage and pelted with rotten tomatoes*
:88)

I'm feeling a bit peckish, do you think i might have it?