Answer the following questions using the links found on the CDC website. Find links for the various sites needed to answer each group of questions in the heading of each group. You may work in partners to complete this assignment.

1. What is the official name for the avian influenza?
2. How exactly is the avian flu spread to humans?
3. Why would scientists worry that the avian bird flu might be able to infect humans and spread easily from one person to another?
4. Do people have a natural immunity to avian flu? Why or why not?
5. What would it mean to have a pandemic of bird flu?
6. Which 9 countries throughout the world have reported human cases of the avian flu?
7. How many countries have reported avian flu infections in poultry or wild birds?

8. How do scientists hope to protect humans from getting the flu? When will their plan be ready to go?
9. Which type of wild bird infects others with the virus without showing symptoms for long periods of time?
10. What 3 other types of mammals have been infected with H5N1? Which countries were these mammals found in?
11. What is the first symptom that a human exhibits when they have contracted H5N1?
12. According to the bird import ban, is it legal to import a parrot from Malaysia? Why or why not?

13. How many confirmed cases of human infection with bird flue have been reported since 1997?
14. What are the symptoms of avian influenza in human?

15. Which domesticated birds are affected by the bird flu?
16. What happens to the birds that are infected by avian bird flu?
17. How do people contract the bird flu?
18. How is avian influenza confirmed in humans?
19. What can you do to protect yourself against getting the bird flu n the U.S.A.?
20. How should hunters specifically protect themselves from bird flu?
21. How is H5N1 different from the regular flu?
22. What is the Center for Disease ControlÕs policy on American foreign travel? Is it safe to travel to countries with H5N1?
23. Can a person become infected with avian influenza from cleaning a bird feeder? Why or why not?
24. What 3 conditions need to happen in order for an avian flu pandemic to occur?
25. Name 3 organizations that the CDC is working with to prevent and prepare for an avian flu pandemic.
26. Could your cat contract the avian flu? How might this happen?
27. Could you contract avian flu from your cat? Why or why not?
28. Could your dog contract the avian flu? Why or why not?
29. How many cases of avian flu have been confirmed in the U.S.A?

30. How many people passed away in the flu epidemic of 1918?
31. How old were most people affected by the flu of 1918?
32. Which part of the world was not affected by the 1918 epidemic?
33. How many people passed away in Philadelphia in October, 1918?
34. What type of animal did people contract the flu of 1918 from?

35. Name 4 viruses that have begun in animals and that have been transferred to humans since the 1980s.
36. What bird flu symptoms are similar to regular flu symptoms in humans?
37. What are the symptoms of bird flu amongst birds (both minor and major symptoms)?
38. How long does it take for humans to display the symptoms of the bird flu once theyÕve caught the virus?
39. How many people die from the regular flu in the U.S. each year?
40. What are the differences between influenza viruses A, B and C?
41. How should you or your parents prepare poultry (duck and chicken) in order o make sure that it is safe from the bird flu?