Flu prevention & treatment

Flu prevention & treatment

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Department of Agriculture (USDA)

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U. S. Government agency responsible for regulating the safety and development of food, agriculture, and natural resources.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

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The U. S. Government agency at the forefront of public health efforts to prevent and control infectious and chronic diseases, injuries, workplace hazards, disabilities, and environmental health ...

clade

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A group of organisms, such as a species, whose members share homologous features derived from a common ancestor. The avian virus H5N1 clade 1 includes human and bird isolates from Vietnam, Thailand, ...

antiviral

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Drug that is used to prevent or cure a disease caused by a virus, by interfering with the ability of the virus to multiply in number or spread from cell to cell.

asymptomatic

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Presenting no symptoms of disease.

avian flu

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A highly contagious viral disease with up to 100% mortality in domestic fowl caused by influenza A virus subtypes H5 and H7. All types of birds are susceptible to the virus but outbreaks occur most ...

carrier

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A bearer and transmitter of a agent capable of causing infectious disease. An asympotomatic carrier shows no symptoms of carrying an infectious agent.