Greece Now Alarmed Because of Bird Flu Presence; Contagious H5N8 Causes Alarm

Bird Flu is just one of the most cautioned diseases that shocked and alarmed the whole world. More technically known as Influenza A Virus or H5N8, this kind of disease can be highly viral because it is airborne. In other words, a person infected with the virus will be able to pass it to others in a fast pace.

Some of the symptoms for this are fever, chilling, weak feeling of the body, and even coughing. According to history, it was first noted at Ireland way back 1983. It started at a poultry farm loaded with chickens, hence the name Bird Flu was possibly derived from.

Moreover, conjunctivitis is reported to be along with the symptoms a person can experience when already acquired the contagious H5N8 virus. There are known ways on how to prevent the virus from spreading if detected earlier. The virus was first be discovered at farms, poultry ones, farmers should do the culling of their birds (chickens, turkeys, and the like).

And now, Bird Flu has once again alarmed the world populace. This time, Greece. Reuters reported that a Bird Flu virus was known to be detected from a wild swan. More information coming from the World Organisation for Animal Health or OIE detailed that the H5N8 virus came from a wild swan from the waters of Evros River delta.

This information was posted at the website of Greek Ministry of Rural Development and Food for public information purposes. But before that, alarming cases of this highly contagious disease were reported to be detected at several countries in the continent of Europe and even the hot Middle East.

When it comes to Asia, Bird Flu is no longer new to the people in the region, having first discovered it to be coming from China, and spread to other countries like Japan, and even South Korea. The disease didn't come from humans, as it is known coming from the food people eat. So, a firm precaution for preparing food is now highly expected to be done at Greece these days after the incident.