Treatment for Bird Flu

Treatments for Bird Flu | Humans

Antiviral drugs are used to ease bird flu symptoms and shorten the duration of a bout of bird flu, by stopping the spread of the virus within the body. So far, the strain of the bird flu virus that has been passed to several people from birds seems to be affected by these treatments for bird flu.

However, if a bird flu pandemic occurs, the form that the virus finally takes may react to these drugs differently. A further problem could be that antiviral drugs usually have a shelf life of only a few years, and since the bird flu virus evolves extensively over time, the virus could become resistant to stockpiled bird flu treatments. Hence major stockpiles could become useless.

If antiviral drugs and vaccines are not available, it will necessary to use natural remedies to fight the viral infection and ease the flu symptoms. Click on the link to see information on popular natural flu remedies that could see you through a bird flu pandemic.

Antiviral Treatments for Bird Flu

The most popular bird flu treatment today (Tamiflu) is sold in a pill form, but one pill protects you for just one day. So if you wanted to protect yourself throughout the entire first wave of a bird flu pandemic (an estimated three months) you would have to stockpile approximately 100 tablets, which is out of the question for most of the population.

Also, this treatment for bird flu must be taken within 48 hours of infection with the bird flu virus, which is a problem, since most bird flu symptoms don’t show up until 2 days or later. However, it can be taken as a preventative, if it is suspected that a person has been infected.

There is a world shortage of antiviral drugs, but scientists around the world are working hard to find a treatment for bird flu that can be made in advance of a pandemic and that will stay effective over time.

Caution: Purchase treatments for bird flu only after consulting with your doctor, and then be sure to buy them from reputable pharmacies or companies.

Treatment for Bird Flu | Poultry

Vaccination of poultry is becoming a standard strategy for controlling avian influenza in commercial settings, in countries that have the resources to produce the vaccines or buy them. Everywhere in the world, however, once an outbreak has occurred, the affected birds are not treated for bird flu - they are destroyed as soon as possible and the area quarantined and disinfected.