According to the latest estimates from the CDC, tens of millions of domestic and wild birds have been killed by a highly infectious strain of bird flu.
One of TikTok's most famous farm's is located in Florida, and it's rumored that the bird flu has hit there. The bird went viral in the bad way. The family that owns the farm has a family member who contracted a bird flu outbreak.
Over 50 birds were lost in three days. She wrote on the social networking site that she was still trying to wrap her head around it. When Emanuel unexpectedly went down, we thought we were out of the woods.
As tragic and devastating as bird flu is, and as beloved as Emmanuel the Emu may be, virologists were horrified to see the kind of up- close care he seems to be receiving. A lot of the time, she shows her cuddling face to face with an animal.
Don't do this, experts warn. Being face to face with a bird is not a good idea according to a doctor. This is what happens when zoonotic transmissions occur. We live with the threat of a flu outbreak.
Bird flu can jump from poultry to people before. The World Health Organization says that a strain closely related to the one currently circulating nationwide has killed 50% of people who contracted it.
Only one person is known to have contracted the disease in the U.S. The person recovered from the disease after catching it at a poultry facility in Colorado. The virus has been shown to be more transmissible between birds and humans.
The risk of cross-species spread increases when there is close contact with an infectious bird. Bird flu can be shed through saliva, mucus, and feces. Humans can get bird flu infections when the virus gets into their eyes, nose or mouth. The agency says that this can happen when the virus is in the air and a person breathes it in, or when a person touches something that has the virus on it.
Do not nose to beak with a sick bird. Others voiced their concern on the internet. When I saw this, I screamed.
Do not kiss your bird if it's got bird flu. Don't hold it with your hands. Don't even look at it. Humans and animals are at risk of contracting bird flu. It sounds harsh but it should be done to stop the spread of the bird flu.
Tom Peacock is a flu researcher at Imperial College London.
She and her family are following FDA guidelines surrounding bird flu, including quarantining. If you are responding to an outbreak of bird flu, the CDC recommends that you avoid direct contact and wear protective equipment, such as gloves, a medical face mask, and eye protection.
There have been bird flu cases in the U.S.
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