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Bird flu is a scary illness with a high mortality rate. But so far, infections in the U.S. have been relatively mild—until now. A patient in Louisiana has been hospitalized with a severe case of ...
Doctors stress that H5N1 bird flu is not spreading between humans—right now, people have only gotten it from animals. But the latest news is understandably concerning. ... Symptoms of H5N1 bird flu.
People who have close contact with infected birds or animals, either through their job or recreationally, are at higher risk of contracting H5N1, per the CDC. Bird flu symptoms in humans range ...
Highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in a human appears to be far worse, killing over 50% of humans reported infected with the virus, although it is unknown how many cases (with milder symptoms) go unreported. In one case, a boy with H5N1 experienced diarrhea followed rapidly by a coma without developing respiratory or flu-like symptoms. [41]
A/H5N1 virus can also infect mammals (including humans) that have been exposed to infected birds; in these cases, symptoms are frequently severe or fatal. [2] A/H5N1 virus is shed in the saliva, mucus, and feces of infected birds; other infected animals may shed bird flu viruses in respiratory secretions and other body fluids (such as milk). [3]
Health experts are concerned that the coexistence of human flu viruses and avian flu viruses (especially H5N1) will provide an opportunity for genetic material to be exchanged between species-specific viruses, possibly creating a new virulent influenza strain that is easily transmissible and lethal to humans. [74] Influenza A/H5N1 was first ...
“The likelihood of H5N1 being transmitted in poultry products is extremely low as the onset of symptoms appear rapidly in poultry, especially turkeys, and the birds quickly succumb to the virus ...
The H5N1 virus is the major strain circulating among wild birds worldwide, and emerged in China in the late 1990s. Although infection of humans is very rare, it occurs via transmission from birds.