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The 59-year-old was the first lab-confirmed human case of infection with A(H5N2) subtype of the virus which has been reported in poultry in the country.

The World Health Organization said on Wednesday a death was caused by the first laboratory-confirmed human case of infection with a subtype of avian influenza.

WHO said the 59-year-old resident of Mexico had died on April 24 after developing a fever, shortness of breath, diarrhea, nausea and general discomfort.

This was the first laboratory-confirmed human case of infection with A(H5N2) subtype of bird flu reported globally and the first H5 virus infection in a person reported in Mexico.

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[–] [email protected] 35 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] SlopppyEngineer 10 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Get your toilet paper now while it's cheap.

So far it seems to be not really deadly, basically a normal flu, but the flu can be the final straw for someone already ill, like they patient mentioned in the article.

[–] theluckyone 7 points 2 months ago

Skip the toilet paper and install a bidet.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

"Normal flu" is still fucking awful. It's not the common cold.

[–] errer 4 points 2 months ago

Just need an NBA player to breathe on some microphones to shut the world down again

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago

For those who saw the word “never” and had a record scratch happen in their head.
(As I did, so I did some furious research to play the role of the smartest person in the room, and merely came away more educated than before.)

This fellow died of H5N2. The strain that has been infecting cattle (and humans) is H5N1.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


The World Health Organization said on Wednesday a death was caused by the first laboratory-confirmed human case of infection with a subtype of avian influenza.

WHO said the 59-year-old resident of Mexico had died on April 24 after developing a fever, shortness of breath, diarrhea, nausea and general discomfort.

This was the first laboratory-confirmed human case of infection with A(H5N2) subtype of bird flu reported globally and the first H5 virus infection in a person reported in Mexico.

The victim had no history of exposure to poultry or other animals, WHO said.

Cases of A(H5N2) subtype of the bird flu have been reported in poultry in Mexico.

The person had multiple underlying medical conditions and had been bedridden for three weeks, for other reasons, prior to the onset of acute symptoms, WHO said.


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[–] unreasonabro 1 points 2 months ago

Bird flu boogaloo round 2!