Avian flu in humans is often caused by contact with poultry or virus-infected environments
Influenza A/H5 is a form of influenza caused by the influenza A/H5N1 virus. This is an influenza virus that causes bird flu, capable of spreading from poultry to humans and causing serious complications.
Influenza A/H5N1 is considered a dangerous form of influenza and requires special attention in prevention and treatment. Influenza A/H5N1 mainly spreads from poultry to humans through direct or indirect contact with feces, urine or respiratory fluids of infected poultry.
Transmission of influenza A/H5N1 from person to person is still rare and usually occurs in cases of close and continuous contact with infected people, especially in medical or health care environments.
Patients with influenza A/H5N1 may have symptoms such as: Fever, cough, fatigue, runny nose, headache, muscle pain, sore throat.... In severe cases, acute respiratory failure due to severe pneumonia may occur. or brain damage manifested by rapid progression of respiratory symptoms such as tachypnea, difficulty breathing, cyanosis, mental disorders, drowsiness, and coma.
According to Doctor Ngo Thi Mai Phuong, the best way to prevent influenza A/H5 today is to cut off the chain of infection by avoiding contact with poultry infected or suspected of being infected with influenza A/H5N1 virus, wearing a mask when contacting poultry. Handling or handling a person with flu, washing hands regularly with soap and clean water, avoiding contact with people with symptoms of flu, eating cooked food, ensuring food hygiene and safety, good personal hygiene, vaccination Available respiratory vaccines (such as seasonal flu, pneumococcus, whooping cough) to have the best respiratory system.
