dec 30, 2017 - Avian Flu/Bird Flu
Description:
An H5N1 influenza virus, the aptly named bird flu is spread by migratory wild birds and through domestic birds. It has a high mortality rate in humans at 59%, larger than even the Spanish Flu at 20%, but as of now does not pass easily between humans, depending on it's primary carriers, the birds, to spread it.
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Disease Through History: Important Points in Human Civilization As Told Through Illness
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