| Bird flu is caused by the influenza A
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| | Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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| type of virus which is hosted by birds
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| | reports that there have been no
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| and some animal species like pigs,
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| | scientific studies which unquestionably
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| horses, etc. and just like any other
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| | establish masks as 100% effective in
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| influenza virus it propagates via air,
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| | preventing the spread of the flu
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| water, direct contact, body fluids and
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| | virus.The masks that are recommended for
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| excreta. With the flu virus being
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| | especially bird flu are N-95, NIOSH
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| airborne, the contamination in air could
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| | approved ones which are capable of
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| be reasonably high during epidemics and
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| | filtering out 95% of 0.3 micron wide flu
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| or pandemic outbreak. Infected people
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| | viruses. WHO recommends strictly using
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| carry the flu virus with them wherever
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| | these masks when in the vicinity (within
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| they travel and spread it in the air and
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| | 3 feet) of a potentially infected person.
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| on objects they touch via their nasal
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| | Also the masks should be disposed off,
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| secretions and bodily discharges. This
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| | after one single use. Another set of very
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| makes such diseases like human influenza
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| | powerful, protective masks are Powered
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| and bird flu contagious.The preventive
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| | Air-Purifying Respirators (PAPRs). These
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| measures include combinations of various
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| | are used by persons who cannot wear N-95
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| partly effective methods like
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| | masks, like people with facial hair.There
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| vaccination, immunization, isolation,
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| | is more to mask usage than just filtering
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| mass killing (when poultry birds get
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| | out viruses. Masks can also help in many
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| infected), and use of Personal Protective
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| | indirect ways apart from blocking flu
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| Equipment (PPE).One such PPE device is a
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| | viruses directly, however we must bear in
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| mask worn by people living or working in
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| | mind an unfortunate fact that no mask is
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| contaminated environments. Nose and mouth
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| | a guarantee against protecting its user
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| respirators or 'Masks' contain filters
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| | from the viruses. It's just that they
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| which keep out microscopic viruses of
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| | dramatically cut down the probability of
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| sizes as low as 0.3 microns. Typically
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| | infection. There is no single way of
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| the droplets containing the flu virus in
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| | preventing bird flu until a generic
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| a human sneeze, cough or spit are 0.5
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| | vaccine is developed. Until then we'll
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| micron wide and are difficult to filter
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| | have to rely on a combination of various
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| using conventional (surgical) masks.Usage
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| | measures to keep ourselves safe.Clive
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| of procedural and surgical masks has been
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| | Jenkins recommends the Bird Flu Helpsite
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| widespread for curtailing the spread of
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| | which will provide you with comprehensive
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| common respiratory diseases. Recently
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| | information on all aspects of the Bird
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| they were used by personnel involved in
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| | Flu Virus.
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| controlling SARS. However, Centre for
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