Chinese Toddler Fights Bird Flu
This is the second case of the deadly virus in two weeks. A two-year old girl contracted the virus in her hometown in the central Chinese province of Hunan. It's unclear how she contracted the disease. H5N1 is the bird flu virus that's not easily transferred from birds to humans, but a recent outbreak of the virus amongst humans has caused concerns that the virus has mutated, making it easier to use a human as its host. While most avian flus are asymptomatic, this particular strain is deadly for poultry, and potentially lethal for humans. Amongst poultry it spreads thoroughly and rapidly.
The girl was taken to the hospital last week, but her symptoms have worsened. Another woman recently died from the virus. She contracted it after buying ducks at a market in the Hebei province.
[via BBC]
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