>>>More bird flu on the loose. (Al Gore invented Bird Flu)
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>>>http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia-pacific/2-more-dead-birds-in-hong-kong-test-positive-for-deadly-h5n1-raising-health-fears/2012/01/06/gIQAOVxJeP_story.html
>>>
>>>http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/influenza/avianflu/news/jan0512avian.html
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>>Stupid question (our specialty) -- how is bird flu transmitted to humans? Handling dead birds who are infected?
>
>Handling a sick bird is number one. There is also airborne droplets in a sneeze. Thankfully, it hasn't mutated into an easily transmitted form that likes humans for dinner. Recently, some scientist created the version that is a threat to humans and published their work. I believe the 1918 flu that assisted in ending WW1 was a form of bird flu. H5N1. I have an interest in flu, so I may follow it more closely than most and I post the findings here. So, avoid people who cough and sneeze and wash your hands often.

Thank you for the explanation. I tend to close my eyes to non-imminent threats like this, for better or worse.

Mike (going to wash his hands right away)

PS -- Now here is a news story I like. "U.S. destroyer rescues Iranian fishermen" -- truth really is stranger than fiction sometimes.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/07/world/meast/iran-us-navy-rescue/index.html?hpt=hp_t1