Is there a cure for avian flu?

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Avian flu (bird flu) is often treated with antiviral drugs, which attack the virus, preventing it from growing.

The best cure for avian flu, however, is prevention. Washing your hands regularly and staying away from poultry and poultry products in areas where there is avian flu are the best ways to prevent the avian flu.

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Avian Flu

Influenza, or the flu, is an infection of the respiratory system caused by one of many different types of influenza virus. Not all of these viruses infect humans. Avian flu is a type of influenza that usually afflicts birds or pigs. The condition is very dangerous if contracted by humans. Symptoms of avian flu are similar to those of other flu viruses and include body aches, sore throat, fever and cough. Antibiotics are used to treat complications from flu viruses, like pneumonia or bronchitis, but there is currently no vaccine for avian flu being used in the human population.

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