FAQs
See below for answers to many of the most important questions about avian flu, its origins, the current situation and prospects for how countries might prepare for a pandemic. Unlike other FAQ sites, Nature Reports Avian Flu explains the science behind the news, and contains links to relevant archived news and research papers.
FAQ's listings
- Can bird flu be treated?
- Can migratory birds carry H5N1 over long distances?
- Has there been a 'bird flu' before?
- How are flu vaccines made?
- How can I keep up with all the latest news?
- How does the H5N1 virus spread?
- How do flu vaccines work?
- How easily can humans catch bird flu?
- How many people have died so far?
- Is H5N1 becoming a greater threat to humans by evolving in another animal 'mixing vessel'?
- Is H5N1 resistant to drugs?
- Is there a vaccine for bird flu?
- Is there going to be a pandemic?
- What action can a country take against a pandemic?
- What is bird flu?
- Where did the H5N1 virus come from and where is it now?
- Who is most at risk of catching bird flu?
- Why can't bird flu be eradicated?
- Why do new flu vaccines have to be made each season?
- Why is bird flu more deadly than seasonal flu in humans?