{"id":4137,"date":"2015-12-04T12:43:52","date_gmt":"2015-12-04T12:43:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eswiwp.akapivo.site\/knowledge-center\/?p=4137"},"modified":"2015-12-04T12:43:52","modified_gmt":"2015-12-04T12:43:52","slug":"important-factors-for-flu-virus-transmission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eswiwp.akapivo.site\/knowledge-center\/important-factors-for-flu-virus-transmission\/","title":{"rendered":"Important factors for flu virus transmission"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>What are the most important factors that determine influenza virus transmission to humans?<\/strong><br \/>\nWhether an influenza A virus will be transmitted from birds to humans primarily depends on two factors: the nature of the exposure to infected birds or their products and the susceptibility to infection with the influenza virus concerned. Initially, it was speculated that humans are relatively unsusceptible to direct infection with avian influenza viruses. However, in the past decade it has become clear that humans, like other mammals, may be susceptible to direct infection with several avian influenza A viruses. These infections may directly spill over from birds or via an intermediate mammalian host. Although to date several hundreds of people have been hospitalized with an HPAI-H5N1 virus infection that in most cases spilled over directly from domestic birds, this number is relatively low given the enormous number of poultry that have been infected in Europe, Asia and Africa to date. Apparently, one only becomes infected after close contact with infected birds. Slaughtering and de-feathering as well as consumption of insufficiently heated or raw meat or blood are important risk factors. Swimming in contaminated water is also a risk factor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What are the most important factors that determine influenza virus transmission to humans? 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