H7N9 Bird Flu
The virus has been detected in poultry in China as well. While mild illness in human cases has been seen, most patients have had severe respiratory illness and some people have died.
Symptoms: this far, most patients with this infection have had severe pneumonia. Common symptoms include, fever, cough, and shortness of breath. We only know of a small number of people who presented with influenza-like symptoms and the recovered without medical attention.
How it is transmitted: This virus was not previously known to be circulating in poultry or other animals. It is not known why some influenza viruses circulating in animals are better able to cross the species barrier and infect humans than others
Prevention:
Hand hygiene
Wash your hands before, during, and after you prepare food; before you eat; after you use the toilet; after handling animals or animal waste; when your hands are dirty; and before and after providing care to anyone in your home who is sick. Hand hygiene will also prevent the spread of infections to yourself (from touching contaminated surfaces) and in hospitals to patients, health care workers and others.
Wash your hands with soap and running water when hands are visibly dirty; if hands are not visibly dirty, wash them with soap and water or use an alcohol-based hand cleanser.
Respiratory hygiene
When coughing or sneezing, the person should cover her/his mouth and nose with a medical mask, tissue, or a sleeve or flexed elbow; throw the used tissue into a closed bin immediately after use; perform hand hygiene after contact with respiratory secretions
Biography http://www.who.int/influenza/human_animal_interface/faq_H7N9/en/
The virus has been detected in poultry in China as well. While mild illness in human cases has been seen, most patients have had severe respiratory illness and some people have died.
Symptoms: this far, most patients with this infection have had severe pneumonia. Common symptoms include, fever, cough, and shortness of breath. We only know of a small number of people who presented with influenza-like symptoms and the recovered without medical attention.
How it is transmitted: This virus was not previously known to be circulating in poultry or other animals. It is not known why some influenza viruses circulating in animals are better able to cross the species barrier and infect humans than others
Prevention:
Hand hygiene
Wash your hands before, during, and after you prepare food; before you eat; after you use the toilet; after handling animals or animal waste; when your hands are dirty; and before and after providing care to anyone in your home who is sick. Hand hygiene will also prevent the spread of infections to yourself (from touching contaminated surfaces) and in hospitals to patients, health care workers and others.
Wash your hands with soap and running water when hands are visibly dirty; if hands are not visibly dirty, wash them with soap and water or use an alcohol-based hand cleanser.
Respiratory hygiene
When coughing or sneezing, the person should cover her/his mouth and nose with a medical mask, tissue, or a sleeve or flexed elbow; throw the used tissue into a closed bin immediately after use; perform hand hygiene after contact with respiratory secretions
Biography http://www.who.int/influenza/human_animal_interface/faq_H7N9/en/