tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7130675276562192399.post469017753339607533..comments2023-10-05T14:24:44.565+02:00Comments on Lebanon Update: WHO: Bird flu in Lebanon...NOT!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7130675276562192399.post-43124873917262007912007-11-07T07:18:00.000+02:002007-11-07T07:18:00.000+02:00Riemer,I'm not sure who sent you he message but th...Riemer,<BR/>I'm not sure who sent you he message but the worry about bird flu is that it will change to become transferrable from human to human. The "regular" flu is already transferable from human to human, therefore if you have "regular" flu and then get bird flu, there is a danger that the bird flu virus will acquire the genetic info about human-to-human transfer from the regular flu virus. <BR/>Hence it is thought that if you get a flu shot ,this may decrease the risk of the "regular" and "bird" versions meeting and transferring information.<BR/>So the SMS may have a point, but I'm not really sure of the true recommendations, you can go to the US CDC site and usually find info there re recommendations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com