Tamiflu makes H5N1 virus change?

Picture 1 of Tamiflu makes H5N1 virus change? The Thai Ministry of Health has just said that the bird flu virus has changed more complicated than before, making it harder for people to detect. Initial tests of two recent human cases of bird flu in the country have shown negative results.

According to Dr. P. Tarachit, head of the Thai Medical Science Department, one of the reasons for the change may be due to the effects of Tamiflu, which is considered a way to treat bird flu. most effective today.

Tamiflu only works to prevent H5N1 virus from multiplying but not destroying it. Under the effect of the drug, only a small part of the virus is discharged into the respiratory apparatus, where the specialist takes the sample to check. Since the bird flu appeared in Thailand in 2004, the Ministry of Health has tested more than 4,000 people and the failure rate due to incomplete specimens is only 3%. However, the figure has increased to 20% this year.