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loniponi · Joined: 09 Apr 2004 Posts: 13

Hey,

I know you can get the asian bird flu from simply handling live chickens...but can you get the flu from EATING chicken? Let me know what you have heard. Thanks!

Loni

kenkannif · Joined: 07 Apr 2004 Posts: 550

It's kind of gone now (at least that's what they're telling us).

Yes, you can get it from eating chicken but only if it's NOT cooked properly. This is not what I've heard I think it's a scientific fact!

Mr-Dylan · Joined: 02 Aug 2004 Posts: 2

This may be of interest to you. http://www.cdc.gov/flu/avian/gen-info/avian-flu-humans.htm
Dylan

Kent F. Kruhoeffer · Joined: 22 Jan 2003 Posts: 2129 Location: 中国

Nice link, Mr. Dylan.

And very appropriate, since I eat 'Pad Thai' http://www.thaifoodandtravel.com/recipes/padthai2.html served with chicken almost every day.

The bottom line seems to be that you're safe if you avoid direct contact with chicken feces and/or saliva. Shocked

Well there goes another one of my weekend hobbies down the drain! Mr. Green

And here's an additional report from Bangkok Hospital's website:

http://www.bangkokhospital.com/english/health/birdflu.asp