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Bird Flu What is Bird Flu? It’s a disease, which is known formally as   Avian influenza and  refers to " influenza   caused by   viruses   adapted to   birds .     There are three types of influenza viruses ( A ,   B , and   C ). Avian influenza usually refers to the influenza A virus.   Though influenza A is adapted to birds, it can also stably adapt and sustain person-to person transmission. Avian influenza strains are divided into two types based on their   pathogenicity : high pathogenicity (HP) or low pathogenicity (LP). The type with the greatest risk is   highly pathogenic avian influenza   (HPAI). The most well-known HPAI strain,   H5N1 , appeared in China in 1996, and also has low pathogenic strains found in North America. Companion birds in captivity and Pigeons are not known to contract or spread the virus. How does Bird Flu spread to humans? People catch bird flu b...

24.10.2016 The political wrestling in the most powerful political family of Uttar Pradesh has intensified. The family feud that started some time ago has come out to open and has gone so far that a split in the ruling  Samajwadi Party appears evident now. CM Akhilesh has a clean progressive image in this vast state and has made considerable efforts for keeping criminals and power brokers at bay, away from the party and the government. But his efforts have always far been countered and nullified by his uncle Shivpal Singh Yadav and his father and SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav.  A few people like Amar Singh and others who are pretty close to Shivpal Yadav and Mulayam Singh Yadav and who have been rebuked by Akhilesh yadav at one point of time or the other, have seemingly conspired against Akhilesh. They have fed Mulayam Singh's ears so much so that the situation has become so bad within the family. The CM has dismissed his uncle Shivpal Singh Yadav from his cabi...

Some Health Tips you all should always remember: 1. Wash your hands cleanly and thoroughly using soap, every time you come home from outside, you touch any thing outside, before and after you take your meals and after you use toilets. 2. Keep your house clean , your kitchen and toilets, in particular. 3. Take home made meals only, as far as possible. 4. Use less oil and spices in the food you prepare at home. Use vegetable oild such as soyabean, sunflower, or olive oil, etc. 5. Take a lot of green vegetables , green salads, milk, curd, whole grains in your meals. 6. As far as possible, use raw fruits, grains and vegetables. Avoid packaged foods. 7.  keep your bedroom, beds, bed sheets, etc neat and clean . 8. Keep calm and be always positive . It helps you maintain a cheerful environment around you and keeps you always in a happy mood. 9. Practise meditation, yoga , etc to keep yourself stress free. 10. Do exercise regularl y. It helps you keep fit and ...