This is the unofficial H5N1/Bird Flu information page.
Bird flu or H5N1 is spreading globaly at an alarming rate. You NEED to know what to do when it hits your city!
The WHO says that the number one way to help prevent infection is to WASH YOUR HANDS OFTEN!
The cause of bird flu is the H5N1 avian influenza virus. Some refer to the illness as "avian bird flu" but most people just use the term "bird flu". Symptoms include normal flu like symptoms but instead of getting better in a day or so they do not go away.
The 1918 Spanish flu pandemic killed millions of people and researchers fear that we are in for another global pandemic. Bird flu has been in the news for years now but recent outbreaks have boosted fears to near panic.