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Avian flu
Avian flu (also "bird flu",
"avian influenza", "bird
influenza"), means "flu from
viruses adapted to birds",
but is sometimes mistakenly
used to refer to both other
flu subsets (such as H5N1
flu) or the viruses that
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Pandemic
A pandemic is an epidemic
(an outbreak of an
infectious disease) that
spreads worldwide, or at
least across a large region.
There have been a number of
significant pandemics in
human history, generally
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Spanish flu
The Spanish Flu Pandemic,
also known as La Grippe
Espagnole, or La Pesadilla,
was an unusually severe and
deadly strain of avian
influenza, a viral
infectious disease, that
killed some 50 million to
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H5N1
H5N1 is an avian influenza
virus subtype. The H5N1 flu
is what is commonly meant
when talking of "bird flu"
or "avian influenza". It is
a viral disease that causes
illness in many species
including humans and is a
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West Nile virus
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Bird intelligence
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Japanese Crane
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Vaccination
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