DJ, A good short recent video about human risks for H5N1 from Singapore;
Bird flu: How concerned should you be about human infection of H5N1? | Expert Answers | CNA Explains
Jul 8, 2024
Can you get bird flu from food? What are the chances of human-to-human transmission? We posed some of your questions about the H5N1 virus to Dr Ooi Eng Eong, a professor of emerging infectious diseases at Duke-NUS Medical School. Read the explainer: https://cna.asia/4bANfDX
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00:00 Introduction
00:25 Why should I care about the bird flu?
00:58 Can it transmit from human to human?
02:17 Can I get it from food?
03:14 Are the birds that appear in hawker centres safe for diners?
03:31 Symptoms of bird flu
04:51 Is there treatment or vaccine available for bird flu?
05:28 What's the difference between the bird flu virus and the COVID-19 virus?
06:10 Is Singapore prepared for the next pandemic?
DJ, Raw milk from infected cattle may infect humans...
DJ, I believe in information, trying to be honest...
IF (!!!) there is human-to-human H5N1 spread in (some parts of) the US -for now-it will be VERY !!!! limited !
But one needs to be on top of it ! ...It is sad lots of indications for a downplay of risks..."crowd control"-to avoind unrest/panic...
Panic does not help...good info does help...
