2 weeks to flatten the curve guys

    • WhatDoYouMeanPodcast [comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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      7 months ago

      Well, it wouldn’t be good to put it simply. Bird flu is an Influenza A virus. It could be a blip on the radar as flu season comes around or, as Wikipedia puts it

      A bird-adapted strain of H5N1, called HPAI A(H5N1) for highly pathogenic avian influenza virus of type A of subtype H5N1, is the highly pathogenic causative agent of H5N1 flu, commonly known as avian influenza (“bird flu”). It is enzootic (maintained in the population) in many bird populations, especially in Southeast Asia.

      You could end up with a highly pathogenic common cold going around. As I like to think about it, if you’re adapted to a different animal, you’re not calibrated to survive with humans as a host. If you accidentally manage to survive via mutation, then you could do some real damage instead of the mild illness that lets you prolong how long you’re there so you can shed more virus into the environment.

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      7 months ago

      A higher mortality rate than COVID and everyone’s immune systems are already a bit fucked due to the deliberate mishandling of COVID.