Patient's question:
My granddaughter is 8 years old and in the first grade. However, she has been having a runny nose recently and has had a fever of over 39 degrees Celsius at night, feeling weak all over. It has been three days in a row. Is it avian flu? Lately, many children have had colds with similar symptoms. How can one get infected with avian flu?Doctor's answer:
The child has a runny nose, fever, and feels weak all over, which are clinical symptoms of a cold. It may be caused by an influenza virus infection leading to influenza, but it is not necessarily avian influenza. Avian influenza is a respiratory infectious disease transmitted from infected birds to humans. There is only a possibility of contracting avian influenza during peak seasons and in regions where avian influenza is prevalent. If there is no outbreak of avian influenza in the area, it is absolutely impossible to contract avian influenza.