Achoo, Tyson and Bird Flu?
Terry Lee Hines Jr. Creative Writing 8/3/2017
Most people don’t ever think about how similar animals are to the humans. Sickness for example is just one thing that humans and animals have in common. A most occurring sickness has risen in the bird kingdom that can be passed on to humans. The “Bird Flu” or Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) is a disease that can easily be spread and has resulted in the death of billions of chickens and hundreds of humans.(Winterbottom, 2017) It has several different strands do to its power to easily mutate and it has at least 3 known mutations than could be harmful to humans. The bird flu emerged in China in 1996 and caused a large outbreak in Hong …show more content…
was found to have a strain of the bird flu. This is said to be the first case of the H7 strain in commercial poultry this year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.(Winterbottom, 2017) Tyson, the biggest chicken meat producer in the United States, said that they are working on containing the virus by euthanizing bird on the contract farm.(Strom, 2017) This is the best and only solution to this epidemic do to its constant mutation and quick transference. The avian influenza virus quickly is able to mutate and change if left alone, one known strain that can be problematic for humans include H7N9 which was found to kill humans and birds if transferred. The outbreak in Tennessee had the strain H5N2 which left no people affected but if it hadn’t been caught the strain could’ve mutated into H7N9 or another possible deadly strain. There is no vaccine for the bird flu; it is similar to the common cold so if affect, victims could not know and be left untreated for days. Though Tyson, the USDA, and the state did not name the facility involved they did say that any and all flocks around the area of the farm will be tested and will not be transported regardless of affiliation until either tested negative for the virus or properly quarantined and taken care of.(Strom, 2017) As mentioned earlier, Tyson euthanized the contract farm, the main reason for the euthanization is because of the fact of there being no known cure for the Bird Flu. There is nothing that Tyson nor the farm could have given to its birds to destroy or recover from the disease. Adding on to that, it also isn’t as easy as killing one bird, this is because the disease can easily be transferred through close contact of the host or droplets left behind. This might also explain why Tyson induced precautions like disinfecting all vehicles entering farms and banning all nonessential visitor access to
Terry Lee Hines Jr. Creative Writing 8/3/2017
Most people don’t ever think about how similar animals are to the humans. Sickness for example is just one thing that humans and animals have in common. A most occurring sickness has risen in the bird kingdom that can be passed on to humans. The “Bird Flu” or Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) is a disease that can easily be spread and has resulted in the death of billions of chickens and hundreds of humans.(Winterbottom, 2017) It has several different strands do to its power to easily mutate and it has at least 3 known mutations than could be harmful to humans. The bird flu emerged in China in 1996 and caused a large outbreak in Hong …show more content…
was found to have a strain of the bird flu. This is said to be the first case of the H7 strain in commercial poultry this year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.(Winterbottom, 2017) Tyson, the biggest chicken meat producer in the United States, said that they are working on containing the virus by euthanizing bird on the contract farm.(Strom, 2017) This is the best and only solution to this epidemic do to its constant mutation and quick transference. The avian influenza virus quickly is able to mutate and change if left alone, one known strain that can be problematic for humans include H7N9 which was found to kill humans and birds if transferred. The outbreak in Tennessee had the strain H5N2 which left no people affected but if it hadn’t been caught the strain could’ve mutated into H7N9 or another possible deadly strain. There is no vaccine for the bird flu; it is similar to the common cold so if affect, victims could not know and be left untreated for days. Though Tyson, the USDA, and the state did not name the facility involved they did say that any and all flocks around the area of the farm will be tested and will not be transported regardless of affiliation until either tested negative for the virus or properly quarantined and taken care of.(Strom, 2017) As mentioned earlier, Tyson euthanized the contract farm, the main reason for the euthanization is because of the fact of there being no known cure for the Bird Flu. There is nothing that Tyson nor the farm could have given to its birds to destroy or recover from the disease. Adding on to that, it also isn’t as easy as killing one bird, this is because the disease can easily be transferred through close contact of the host or droplets left behind. This might also explain why Tyson induced precautions like disinfecting all vehicles entering farms and banning all nonessential visitor access to