JANTUNG Untuk Kehidupan, adalah tema yang pernah diberikan kepada hari jantung sedunia. Sejauh manakah kepentingan organ ini kepada manusia?

Jantung sebenarnya adalah organ utama dalam sistem kardiovaskular. Ia mampu berdenyut lebih daripada 3.5 bilion kali sepanjang kehidupan dan fungsi utamanya mengepam darah yang membekalkan oksigen dan makanan ke semua bahagian badan.

Counting ever-increasing cases of the spread of the deadly virus
With avian flu death tolls on the rise and new cases of infected poultry discovered in Egypt and France, scientists increasingly fear that a pandemic may be at hand. The  H5N1 virus spreads from contact between humans and infected poultry. If this virus mutates to a form easily transmittable between humans, it may ignite a worldwide pandemic.

While over 150 people have been infected H5N1 virus, transference to humans is said to be rare and limited to cases of close contact with infected poultry. Thus applying basic measures of hygiene, cooking, and staying clear of sick poultry and wild birds can go a long way in saving lives.