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Who is Most Vulnerable to Bird Flu

Right now, the people must vulnerable tounderdeveloped immune systems
bird flu are those who come into closePregnant women
and frequent contact with infectedSeniors, because they have lowered
chickens and other poultry.immunity
Therefore, the main danger is to ruralPeople with AIDS, because their have low
farmers and chicken sellers in Asia andCDC4 counts
Africa. Anybody who slaughters chickens,People who're HIV+, though it's not yet
plucks their feathers, eviscerates andknown just how much more at risk they
cooks chickens. Anybody who sells theirare of catching bird flu, it's only
raw meat in a market. Anybody whological that any stress on their immune
attends a cockfighting match, becausesystems will increase the risk that the
fighting cocks spray blood into the air.HIV in their bodies will replicate more
Their children seem to be most at risk.quickly
That's probably because they play andPeople undergoing radiation or chemo
pet the chickens that run wild in theirtherapy for cancer
villages, they play in the dirt that'sPeople who're taking immune-suppressing
infected with chicken droppings and theydrugs because of organ transplants
have undeveloped immune systems.People with chronic breathing or
Anybody who eats raw or undercookedrespiratory problems such as asthma or
chicken or eggs from infected chickenschronic pulmonary disorder
is at risk. That is why Vietnam isPeople with heart disease, because
discouraging its people from preparing athey're more at risk from the stress of
traditional dish of raw duck blood soup.fighting a case of bird flu
Right now, this applies to people inIf you fall into any of the above
rural Asia, Africa and Europe. When H5N1groups, avoid all contact with anybody
spreads to North and South America, itwho could be carrying the bird flu
could apply also to small farmers whovirus. Wash your hands well and often.
raise chickens the traditional way.Consult with your doctor.
Modern chicken factory farming protectsDuring 1918, the flu was particularly
chickens from contact with wild fowl andfatal to young adults who did not fall
other outside birds, so they're unlikelyinto any of the above groups. They had
to catch bird flu -- though it's notthe problem that their immune systems
impossible. People who work in the U.S.were strong enough to overreact to the
poultry industry are also the most nowinfection and destroyed their lung
at risk, so they should follow alltissues in order to save them.
guidelines to limit contact with liveThis "cytokine storm" does seem to be a
and raw chicken and wash themselvesdanger with H5N1 also.
thoroughly after work.However, personally I'd rather have a
If bird flu mutates into a form that ishealthy immune system to fight H5N1
easily contagious from human to human,with, and then use Vitamin C, Omega 3,
we're all vulnerable to catching theover the counter NSAIDs and Cox-2
virus. We should all avoid nonessentialinhibitors (such as aspirin, Aleve,
contact with people. We should beIbuprofin, Advil or Motrin) or even
careful who we physically touch, sincehydrogen peroxide to reduce the
even shaking hands can spread the virus.inflammation.
We should be careful about touchingRight now, people exposed to infected
objects that have been used by others.chickens are most at risk. If bird flu
We should wash our hands well and often.becomes highly contagious, we're all at
But some groups are particularlyrisk, but people with weak immune
vulnerable to bird flu:systems are most at risk.
Children, because they have



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