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Posted on Feb 18, 2004, 7 a.m.
By Bill Freeman
HONG KONG -- The United Nations health agency says a study of human bird flu victims in Vietnam indicates that people became ill very soon after exposure to the virus, and their chances of recovery are not good. The World Health Organization oversaw a study of 10 people stricken with bird flu in Vietnam, where the disease has hit hardest in human terms.
HONG KONG -- The United Nations health agency says a study of human bird flu victims in Vietnam indicates that people became ill very soon after exposure to the virus, and their chances of recovery are not good. The World Health Organization oversaw a study of 10 people stricken with bird flu in Vietnam, where the disease has hit hardest in human terms. The study results, which were summarized Thursday, revealed that the H5N1 strain of the avian virus moves very quickly, once it infects a person. The WHO reported that symptoms showed up only two to four days after infection, and most victims died about 10 days after that.
Source: http://www.rense.com/general49/slimchanceofrecovery.htm
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