Bird Flu

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:

    “The skreak and skritter of evening gone
    And grackles gone and sorrows of the sun,
    The sorrows of sun, too, gone . . . the moon and moon,
    The yellow moon of words about the nightingale
    In measureless measures, not a bird for me....”
    —Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)