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	<title>About Bird Flu</title>
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	<description>Everything you need to know about bird flu</description>
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		<title>Bird Flu: Deadly Mutations</title>
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Like humans and other species like birds are susceptible to flu. Avian influenza, or â€œbird fluâ€, is a contagious disease of animals caused by viruses that normally infect birds. There are many types of bird, or avian, flu. There are nine different types and nine all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rogue Viruses Take their Toll</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The recent rash of species jumping viruses have been taking it&#8217;s toll on the human population which scares immunologists and other health professionals due to their ability to jump the species barrier that used to keep Avian Influenza within the avian species. As with the recent Swine Flu outbreak, this too has the ability to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://aboutbirdflu.net/information/rogue-viruses-take-their-toll/</link>
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		<title>Simple and Cheap Measures Help Fight H5N1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As doctors have been saying all along, bird flu much like any other viral pathogens can easily be dealt with through simple and proper hygiene such as hand washing even with the most ordinary of soaps. Studies and general observation has shown that simple washing of your hands quickly and effectively removes the virus as [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://aboutbirdflu.net/information/simple-and-cheap-measures-help-fight-h5n1/</link>
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		<title>Swine Flu &#8211; Just Like any other Flu</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As said and debated, the new flu strain is quite similar to most strains of the famed flu virus that is spread from person to person right after it jumps species from the zero host animal, first we had avian flu then swine, both of which jumped the species barrier which normally prevented cross species [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://aboutbirdflu.net/information/swine-flu-just-like-any-other-flu/</link>
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		<title>Same Precautions &#8211;  Totally New Strain</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With the convenience of modern travel, planes flying off to distant countries in a few hours, the new scourge of flu more commonly referred to as the &#8220;Swine Flu&#8221; has reached full spread with cases reported in almost all corners of the world. Mexico is ground zero and from its famous beaches, whole flights have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://aboutbirdflu.net/information/same-precautions-totally-new-strain/</link>
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		<title>H5N1 Combined with H1N1 New Pandemic?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The scare brought about by the new and rising threat from the new and improved H1N1 Swine Flu Virus has scientists clamoring for an immediate cure with the H5N1 still fresh on their minds. The H1N1 strain is still part of the flu family but with a very dangerous twist, it is a combination of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://aboutbirdflu.net/information/h5n1-combined-with-h1n1-new-pandemic/</link>
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		<title>Bird Flu Basics</title>
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Avian influenza (Avian flu and Bird flu) is an infectious disease (influenza) of birds caused  by different subtypes of influenza A virus.  Transmission is through direct contact with the infected birds&#8217; discharges from like feces and respiratory secretions.
Contrary to some people&#8217;s perception, avian flu does not pose food safety risks.  There is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://aboutbirdflu.net/information/bird-flu-basics/</link>
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		<title>Bird flu Vaccine almost Available</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Research from the University of Melbourne has discovered that boosting T-cell immunity can bolster the immune system enough to counter infection by the deadly H5N1(bird flu) flu virus strain. This comes as a well needed boost to the growing problem with the said virus which is considered to be one of the new generation super-bugs [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://aboutbirdflu.net/information/bird-flu-vaccine-almost-available/</link>
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		<title>Bird Flu &#8211; Facts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Avian flu or the H5N1 virus that causes it has been known for a long time and is one of the nastiest types of viruses around. They are a rare form of virus that exists in birds but have a nasty ability to jump species and mutating as needed to adapt to a new host. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://aboutbirdflu.net/information/bird-flu-facts/</link>
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		<title>H5N1 INFORMATION</title>
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The strain of bird flu that has infected people in Asia and the Middle East recently is called H5N1. H5N1 is one of the 
strains that are dangerous to birds.
The people who became infected with the H5N1 strain of avian flu caught it directly from birds. H5N1 cannot be spread from 
person to [...]]]></description>
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