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[–] lnxtx@feddit.nl 11 points 5 days ago (6 children)

Less contagious than COVID-19, from the Wikipedia article:

Humans - Avian flu viruses, both HPAI and LPAI, can infect humans who are in close, unprotected contact with infected poultry. Incidents of cross-species transmission are rare, with symptoms ranging in severity from no symptoms or mild illness, to severe disease that resulted in death.[43][42] As of February, 2024 there have been very few instances of human-to-human transmission, and each outbreak has been limited to a few people.[44] All subtypes of avian Influenza A have potential to cross the species barrier, with H5N1 and H7N9 considered the biggest threats.[45][46]

[–] Frank@hexbear.net 16 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The worry for decades is a mutation that makes it as contagious as it is in birds, which may be a mild game over scenario if it ever happens.

[–] BodyBySisyphus@hexbear.net 13 points 5 days ago

Not to worry, it's not like there's another highly contagious virus making the rounds that bird flu could swap genes with if a coinfection occurs. Aren't we fortunate? this-is-fine

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