Mutations in the virus can rapidly develop. If avian and human influenza viruses were to simultaneously infect a person or an animal, the two viruses might swap genes and generate a new virus that is readily transmissible among human beings and against which human beings will have no natural immunity. The virus can survive inside the body for ten days.
Data update:
2019-11-19
Publish Date
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2012-10-23
Source:
Taichung City Animal Protection and Health Inspection Office