What are the symptoms of bird flu?

The symptoms of bird flu (Avian influenza) are
Sore throat
Cough
Fever
Pneumonia
Respiratory distress
Respiratory failure
Life threatening complications

The symptoms of bird flu can depend on which virus caused the infection. If you have flu like symptoms the chances of you having Bird flu are very very very very small. Bird flu is a virus that primarily affects birds. Humans have caught the disease but only in a few very rare cases in the Far East and in Turkey. All people who have caught bird flu had close contact with infected birds.