It's possible that antiviral medicines used to treat other types of flu may be effective in treating bird flu in humans. There is currently no vaccine to prevent bird flu in humans. Scientists are working on developing a vaccine, but it's difficult because the virus frequently mutates (changes).
-Medicines
The following antiviral medicines can reduce the severity of ordinary flu:
oseltamivir (Tamiflu)
zanamivir (Relenza)
If the medicines are administered early (within two days of symptoms starting) they should help to improve the chances of recovery in people who get bird flu.
-Vaccines
Currently available vaccines won't protect you against bird flu as they are not effective against the H5N1 strain of the virus. Although existing vaccines don't work against the H5N1 virus, they are being used to prevent poultry workers in affected countries from getting ordinary human flu. This reduces the risk that someone might catch human and bird flu at the same time, which would give the viruses the opportunity to merge and create a new virus capable of causing a pandemic.
-Medicines
The following antiviral medicines can reduce the severity of ordinary flu:
oseltamivir (Tamiflu)
zanamivir (Relenza)
If the medicines are administered early (within two days of symptoms starting) they should help to improve the chances of recovery in people who get bird flu.
-Vaccines
Currently available vaccines won't protect you against bird flu as they are not effective against the H5N1 strain of the virus. Although existing vaccines don't work against the H5N1 virus, they are being used to prevent poultry workers in affected countries from getting ordinary human flu. This reduces the risk that someone might catch human and bird flu at the same time, which would give the viruses the opportunity to merge and create a new virus capable of causing a pandemic.
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