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Www.HowStuffWorks.Com Provides a Comprehensive Overview of the Avian Flu in Their Newest Content Feature 'How Bird Flu Works'

Posted on: Friday, 28 October 2005, 12:01 CDT

ATLANTA, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Award-winning and widely recognized as a leading source for clear, unbiased and reliable information, HowStuffWorks, unravels Avian Flu in their newest content feature How Bird Flu Works. Avian Flu is a highly infectious disease that has blasted through the Asian bird population and has now reached Eastern Europe. Humans are not easily infected by the virus; however, more than half of the people who have contracted it have died. Although there are currently countless warnings in the media, most people do not fully understand the details surrounding the virus and how it is contracted.

HowStuffWorks helps break down the avian virus and how it works using a style that is easy for anyone to understand. From the origin of the virus strain in a bird to entry into the human respiratory system and finally into the blood, HowStuffWorks describes every step of the process, the symptoms and the necessary precautions that should be taken to protect yourself.

Tom Harris, HowStuffWorks' Editorial Director, commented, "We want to equip people across the globe with information about how the bird flu works. The many stories and warnings that are streaming across the media beg the question of what is this new pandemic and how can I protect myself? We developed this feature to help educate people and answer some of those questions."

To access this feature, visit http://health.howstuffworks.com/bird-flu.htm. HowStuffWorks is completely free, appropriate for all ages and does not require any form of registration.

About HowStuffWorks:

HowStuffWorks is widely recognized as the leading source for clear, reliable explanations of how everything around us actually works. Through the flagship Web site HowStuffWorks.com, a popular series of books, an acclaimed kids' magazine, as well as many other ventures, the award-winning company has helped explain the world for millions of curious people. With thousands of articles, content features and illustrations populating ten different content channels, HowStuffWorks is updated daily and has something for everyone. Attracting several million unique users each month, HowStuffWorks.com has become a popular destination among an information-seeking audience interested in learning how just about anything works.

About The Convex Group:

The Convex Group, Inc. is a media and entertainment company with an extensive patent portfolio that acquires and integrates unique assets to create new media networks. The company, based in Atlanta, Georgia, owns or controls proprietary distribution and content platforms, including the "HowStuffWorks" franchise, the exclusive rights to "in-lid" CD-ROM distribution, which it operates through the LidRock division, and the Flexplay technology that enables time-limited, on-demand viewing of movies, games and other content delivered on a DVD.

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