What is so interesting about bird flu??

ok i have a report and i need to know what is so interesting about bird flu ... can you please help me!

Wikipedia is a great place to start.
In the 20th century there were 3 pandemics - 1918, 1957, 1968 - where influenza spread around the globe. It is estimated that the 1918 pandemic (Spanish flu) killed at least 600-700K Americans and as many as 50 million people worldwide. Each of the pandemic strains of influenza are believed to have been avian strains that mixed with a human strain creating a new and unstopable virus. The concern is that H5N1 or another strain could do that, and spark another pandemic.
Something that I find very interesting about it is who are it's primary targets. While, seasonal flu typically attacks the very old and the very young; the 1918 flu and the current bird flu strain of H5N1, attack people from children 8 or 9 to adults in their 30's or early 40's. - Very different from seasonal flu. Some other good sites are the WHO (world health organization) and the CDC (centers for disease control and prevention).
Good luck with your report!

It's media hype and not really the issue going on.

Problems is bird flu has crossed the interspecies barrier into humans. It is usually fatal to humans. As humans have not been exposed to this in the past we don't have any defenses against it. And if it gets established as human disease it can spread rapidly from person to person as we do not have immunity. This type of rapidly spreading infection is called pandemic. Because of air travel the pandemic can pass quickly around the world and potentailly kill millions of people.This is basic info for your report. You will need to do some research. Suggest you do some searches under pandemic, sars and bird flu. Wikipedia will be good place to start.