1. Experts say there is no need to be apprehensive about consuming meat or egg provided they are well cooked, as bird flu was reported for the first time in India on Saturday.
2. There was "minimal risk from consuming the infected eggs or infected meat provided it is well cooked" as there was no evidence that flu was a food-borne disease, according to World Health Organisation.
3. The danger is greater if human beings inhale the infected material or come into contact with bird droppings.
4. The WHO warns that the consumption of raw poultry, eggs, pork may spark an "additional" risk of other dangerous infections.
5. Practice of thorough hand washing after handling birds or their droppings, suspect the occurrence of bird flu if the birds have ruffled feather or there is slowing down in laying of the eggs, according to the literature on bird flu available on WHO website.
6. The UN health agency also advices people not to go to poultry farms and markets where birds are sold when there is an outbreak of the epidemic. As the bird flu virus can survive for long periods at freezing temperatures, it is advisable to avoid frozen food, the WHO said.
2. There was "minimal risk from consuming the infected eggs or infected meat provided it is well cooked" as there was no evidence that flu was a food-borne disease, according to World Health Organisation.
3. The danger is greater if human beings inhale the infected material or come into contact with bird droppings.
4. The WHO warns that the consumption of raw poultry, eggs, pork may spark an "additional" risk of other dangerous infections.
5. Practice of thorough hand washing after handling birds or their droppings, suspect the occurrence of bird flu if the birds have ruffled feather or there is slowing down in laying of the eggs, according to the literature on bird flu available on WHO website.
6. The UN health agency also advices people not to go to poultry farms and markets where birds are sold when there is an outbreak of the epidemic. As the bird flu virus can survive for long periods at freezing temperatures, it is advisable to avoid frozen food, the WHO said.
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