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U.S. records its first human bird flu death (www.nbcnews.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by MicroWave to c/health

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The U.S. reported its first human death from bird flu, involving a Louisiana patient over 65 with underlying conditions who was exposed to a backyard flock and wild birds.

This marks the first severe H5N1 case in the U.S., though most of the 67 infections recorded have been mild.

The CDC maintains the risk of human transmission is low but noted mutations in the Louisiana case that could make the virus more transmissible.

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[–] chuckleslord 10 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Could every fucking article about H5N1 knock it off with the "noted mutations... more transmissible" shit? Human to human might happen, but we don't need articles wishing for it or jerking people around about it. I've seen multiple people now who think that human to human transmission is already here because of that shit.

[–] EvergreenGuru 3 points 2 weeks ago

I agree. It’s been a speculation for more than a decade. It grabs headlines, but since Covid the possibility has become exhausting.

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