Question: Should we all go out and buy a face mask in case of a bird flu epidemic? Answer: Flu, including bird flu, most often spreads from large droplets coughed or sneezed from a sick person ...

Bird dies after getting tangled in coronavirus face mask. Environmentalists warn about the risks to wildlife from discarded masks and plastic gloves used to protect against the coronavirus ...

March 12, 2006 — -- As the U.S. government stockpiles several million doses of bird flu vaccine, should it also be putting aside face masks in the event of a worldwide outbreak? The Institute ...

PHILADELPHIA - Face masks are in hot demand — but not because of Halloween. The scary prospect that avian flu could morph into a deadly human pandemic has triggered a surge in orders for ...

Can wearing a face mask and regularly cleaning hands stop the spread of deadly bird flu? Students at the University of Michigan started a living experiment to find out. IE 11 is not supported.

The masks are supposed to be used once and discarded. Anticipating a staggering demand if the bird flu or some other super-strain of influenza sparks a pandemic, the Department of Health and Human ...

Can wearing a face mask and regularly cleaning hands stop the spread of deadly bird flu? Students at the University of Michigan started a living experiment on Tuesday to find out.