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To date, only influenza type A has been associated with avian influenza. Neither [[influenza B]] nor [[influenza C]] is associated with avian influenza. Classification of avian influenza may be based on either the [[pathogenicity]] of the virus (low pathogenicity vs. high pathogenicity) or the viral genetic subtypes (H5 vs. H7 vs. H9). | |||
==Cause== | ==Cause== | ||
==Differential Diagnosis== | ==Differential Diagnosis== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Yazan Daaboul, M.D., Synonyms and keywords:, Gerald Chi, M.D.
Overview
Historical Perspective
Avian influenza was first described by Perroncito in 1878 in northern Italy following an outbreak of contagious disease of poultry. In 1918, the avian-descended influenza A H1N1 caused the first major human influenza pandemic. The first avian influenza A H5N1 virus infection in humans was described in 1997 in Hong Kong, where 18 cases were documented (including 6 deaths). The first human-to-human transmission of avian influenza infection was described in 2003 during the outbreaks in Southeast and Central Asia.
Pathophysiology
Classification
To date, only influenza type A has been associated with avian influenza. Neither influenza B nor influenza C is associated with avian influenza. Classification of avian influenza may be based on either the pathogenicity of the virus (low pathogenicity vs. high pathogenicity) or the viral genetic subtypes (H5 vs. H7 vs. H9).
Cause
Differential Diagnosis
Avian influenza should be differentiated from the following diseases or pathogens that cause upper or lower respiratory tract infection or flu-like illness, such as other influenza viruses, such as human or swine influenza, other viral, bacterial, fungal, and parasitic agents that are typically associated with nasopharyngeal and respiratory tract infections, and non-infectious causes, such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), drug adverse effects, and cardiac causes.