| How can you know whether your or a loved
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| | pink eye
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| one has bird flu or just a case of
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| | Bird flu can also cause:
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| ordinary flu? That's not a simple
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| | Stomach ache Vomiting - including blood
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| question to answer.
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| | Severe headaches Bone aches Severe
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| Frankly, the only 100% way is to have
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| | fatigue lasting longer than ordinary flu
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| body secretions tested by a World Health
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| | Stuffy nose Dizziness Diarrhea
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| Organization (WHO) laboratory such as the
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| | During the first one or two days, bird
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| U.S. Center for Disease Control in
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| | flu will look exactly like ordinary flu.
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| Atlanta Georgia. There are also such
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| | The big difference -- and danger -- from
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| laboratories in Melbourne Australia and
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| | its development. Bird flu tends to cause
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| London England.
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| | much more severe breathing problems than
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| Obviously, they are not available to just
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| | ordinary flu, plus triggers a much more
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| any and every household and clinic with a
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| | severe counteraction by your body's
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| flu patient. Right now there're probably
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| | immune system.
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| overwhelmed with testing new and
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| | This can result in a fever that's high
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| suspected cases in Southeast Asia, Europe
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| | enough to be dangerous in itself.
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| and Africa.
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| | If you or your loved one develops a high
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| If you have good reason to believe that
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| | fever and/or difficulty breathing,
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| you have been exposed to bird flu, then
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| | definately see a doctor as soon as
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| you should go right away to a clinic or
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| | possible. Or any of the other symptoms
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| hospital to be tested and get the care
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| | associated with just bird flu. Whether
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| you'll need if your case becomes severe.
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| | you've got bird flu or not, you need
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| You have good reason to believe you have
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| | professional medical care.
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| been exposed to bird flu if you live in
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| | Last November 2005, a biotech company in
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| or have travelled recently in SouthEast
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| | Singapore named Rockeby announced that
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| South Asia, the Mid-East, Europe or
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| | they'd come up with a quick test for bird
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| Africa. Especially if you work with or
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| | flu.
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| around chickens or you have been around
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| | According to WHO, their test is not
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| chickens. That is, to a chicken market or
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| | proven yet. You can get more information
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| to a cock fight (where chicken blood and
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| | on it from searching Google for Rockeby.
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| other fluids and sprayed through the air
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| | WHO has said they are working on a
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| and onto the audience.) And also if
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| | standard test for bird flu, but that has
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| you've eaten any undercooked chicken or
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| | not come out yet. Until it does, they say
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| eggs from those areas.
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| | the only recognized tests for bird flu
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| If you are in those areas and feeling
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| | must be done by their laboratories.
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| very sick, get medical attention
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| | And of course, my final piece of advice
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| immediately even if you have not been
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| | should be obvious.
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| exposed to chickens. You never know --
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| | When there's an all-out pandemic of
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| when bird flu becomes highly contagious,
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| | contagious bird flu anywhere in the world
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| somebody is going to be the first victim
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| | and you start feeling sick with the flu
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| to have no exposure to chickens. I hope
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| | -- assume it is bird flu.
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| it's not you, but I don't know that.
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| | Treat yourself or your loved one
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| Right now, those of us who live in North
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| | accordingly. Get professional medical
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| or South America have no direct exposure
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| | care.
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| to bird flu. But of course that will
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| | Even if bird flu has not been reported in
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| eventually change. And it's possible
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| | your country or your area, assume you've
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| somebody could catch it from a migrating
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| | got it. A pandemic of contagious bird flu
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| duck.
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| | will make people ill in new areas before
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| For example, near my apartment there's a
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| | you hear about them on the news.
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| small municipal park with a nice pond
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| | Besides, while ordinary flu is not
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| stocked with fish . . . and ducks love
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| | dangerous for ordinary adults, it still
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| it! In nice weather hundreds of people
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| | kills 30-50,000 Americans every year and
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| especially children are exposed to ducks
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| | tens of thousands more people around the
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| and their manure.
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| | world -- so it's still a serious disease.
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| The difficult thing is that bird flu is,
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| | Whether you have bird flu or ordinary
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| first of all, influenza. It infects the
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| | flu, treat yourself well, get proper
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| cells lining your respiratory tract and
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| | medical care -- and do not attempt to go
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| therefore causes symptoms that are much
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| | to work or anyplace besides a doctor.
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| the same as ordinary flu:
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| | Whatever virus you've got, do us all a
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| Fatigue Coughing Sneezing Muscle pain
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| | favor and don't spread it around.
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| High fever Sore throat Conjunctivitis --
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