Influenza A / H5N1 is a virus that formally affected birds like chicken, ducks among others. Mutation is a process that determines how pathogenic the virus will be. Longer pathogenic viruses have the capability to exist for longer periods in tissues, the environment and in water as well. The temperatures are also other factors to determine the rate under which the flu can spread and this is normally high during the cold season. Contacts of infected birds through feces and secretions spread the infection through cages, eggs etc. It is upon each individual to monitor the human illnesses affiliated to avian influenza