AVIAN INFLUENZA ATTACKS HUMAN BODIES WITH FAR MORE AGGRESSION THAN 'NORMAL' FLU VIRUS

SHOCK : BIRD FLU VIRUS TRAVELS THROUGH THE BODY IN THE BLOODSTREAM

From The Scotsman :

In Vietnam, the H5N1 bird flu virus has been found to replicate with far more more aggression in humans than common human flu viruses.

A study of patients in Vietnam also found the virus in the blood stream of many of the human victims, which means it may have spread to other parts of the body, it was reported in Nature Medicine.

Thirteen (infected humans) with H5N1 died and the virus was found in the blood of at least nine of them.

The virus was also found in the rectums of most of those with H5N1, suggesting it could have spread through the blood stream into the gastrointestinal tract.

Those with common flu had no virus in their blood or rectum. No-one died in that group.

"The fatal outcome of H5N1 infections seems to be associated with high levels of replication of the virus and also the detection of the virus in the blood...

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