Bird flu may refer to:
- Biology and disease
- Avian influenza, influenza endemic to birds and pigeons.
- Influenzavirus A, the causative agent for bird flu; the genus of the Orthomyxoviridae family. of viruses to which all viruses responsible for avian influenza belongs to, but also includes viruses that are endemic to humans and other animals.
- H5N1, a subtype of influenza A virus endemic to birds, currently perceived as a significant emerging pandemic threat.
- Music
- Bird Flu (song), by musician M.I.A.
Famous quotes containing the word bird:
“Time, as is well known, sometimes flies like a bird and sometimes crawls like a worm, but human beings are generally particularly happy when they don’t notice whether it’s passing quickly or slowly.”
—Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev (1818–1883)
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