03.23.06
Good News on H5N1 Bird Flu
Short but informative article on: Bird Flu Resides Deep in Lungs, Preventing Human-to-Human Transmission
Article says that H5N1 binds to receptors deep in the lungs. Since it does not bind to receptors in the upper respiratory system (including nose and throat) it cannot be transmitted easily by coughing or sneezing. So far only the Hong Kong strain that caused an outbreak a couple years back had the ability to latch onto receptors in the upper respiratory system.
elisa said,
March 24, 2006 at 10:15 am
interesting stuff