04/02/2024

Bird Flu in Humans, Explained

Understand how it spreads, the symptoms and more

After a dairy worker in Texas was infected with a highly pathogenic strain of bird flu, disease trackers worry the recent outbreak among cattle could develop into a larger threat.

The risk to the general public remains low, but experts are concerned about the possibility of the H5N1 virus evolving and more easily spreading from birds to other mammals.

Here is what to know about bird flu, its symptoms and treatment, and its risk to humans and pets.

Please select this link to read the complete article from The Washington Post.