Bird Flu

Bird Flu - H5N1 is a subtype of the species called avian influenza virus (bird flu). Bird Flu is a disease and avian flu virus is a species. The avian flu virus subtypes are labeled according to an H number and an N number. Bird Flu subtypes that have been confirmed in humans, ordered by the number of known human deaths, are: H1N1 caused "Spanish Flu", H2N2 caused "Asian Flu", H3N2 caused " ...

Date added: 02 April '06

AIDS - What is True and What is False About It

by Herminne Tonita - AIDS is the sickness that attacks the body's natural defence system against disease. AIDS itself doesn't kill, but because the body's defence system is damaged, the patient has a reduced ability to fight off many other diseases, including flu or the common cold. It has been reported that about 10 million people worldwide may have been infected by the virus that causes A ...

Date added: 08 March '07