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Procedure: Seasonal (or common) flu is a respiratory illness that can be transmitted person to person. Most people have some immunity, and a vaccine is available. Avian (or bird) flu (AI) is caused by influenza viruses that occur naturally among wild birds. Low pathogenic AI is common in birds and causes few problems. H5N1 is highly pathogenic, deadly to domestic fowl, and can be transmitted from birds to humans. There is no human immunity and no vaccine has been developed but not tested. A pandemic is virulent communicable illness that causes a global outbreak of serious illness. Because there is little natural immunity, the disease can spread easily from person to person. |
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