Avian Influenza H7N9 — China
Coined ‘Disease X’, a new strain of bird flu — H7N9 — has sparked fears of a major outbreak among scientists, having already infected more than 1600 people.
Symptoms of infection include fever, coughing, shortness of breath, pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome, septic shock, and organ failure. The virus has already killed 623 people within China.
At this time, the H7N9 can’t be spread between humans — and can only be contracted from contact with birds. However, experts
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