| The outbreak of the pandemic flu in the South | | | | At present, prototypes of the H5N1 virus |
| East Asian countries created a wave of terror | | | | vaccination have been prepared by the |
| through out the world. There were evidences | | | | scientist which are able to provide some kind |
| of the bird flu being spread to West and | | | | of protection to the body. The prototype |
| infecting some of the African countries. The | | | | vaccine is not a complete protection against |
| possibility of a strike in the western world | | | | the bird flu. All the health organizations of |
| cannot be neglected since the pathogens or | | | | different countries are still working on it |
| viruses of the bird flu are carried by the | | | | and China has claimed that they have prepared |
| migratory birds. | | | | two types of vaccines for the H5N1 bird flu |
| | | | virus. |
| The death of people in certain countries has | | | | |
| raised an alarm about the incompetence of | | | | The vaccination can produce high accentuated |
| science and technology to create a | | | | antibodies in the immune system that can |
| vaccination for bird flu. | | | | target the H5N1 virus and remain longer in |
| | | | the immune system. The WHO has acclaimed this |
| The preparation of the bird flu vaccine is | | | | effort and will provide China with a |
| not an easy task. The most important fact is | | | | prototype vaccine for humans, for developing |
| that a vaccine for a virus cannot be prepared | | | | a more effective vaccine. |
| beforehand since the strain of the virus is | | | | |
| not known till it attacks. | | | | It's a good news that vaccines are soon going |
| | | | to be available for the deadly H5N1 virus |
| The bird flu viruses go on mutating through | | | | which is the present threat to the world. The |
| antigenic shift or drift. The mutation cannot | | | | CDC and WHO are providing instruction to the |
| be traced to find out what form it is taking. | | | | Health Departments of the countries |
| So, the scientists cannot prepare the vaccine | | | | throughout the world to teach people how to |
| before a pandemic occurs. | | | | prevent the infection of the bird flu. |
| | | | |
| Thus, there lies the problem in formulating a | | | | There are some antiviral medicines like Tami |
| vaccination for bird flu. The world is | | | | flu, Relenza, and alike that can be taken to |
| totally unaware of the kind of virus that is | | | | reduce the intensity of the attack and help |
| going to infest the humankind. Next problem | | | | the immune system of your body to fight. |
| in the line is, the preparation of the | | | | |
| vaccination will take a long time after the | | | | Let's hope for better that the vaccines are |
| outbreak. That is, it will take almost six | | | | made available, as soon as possible. Maintain |
| months to prepare a vaccine and a year for | | | | personal hygiene for preventing the virus, |
| its mass distribution. | | | | because it cannot attack you if you are clean |
| | | | and healthy to beat it. |