The avian flu virus infecting dairy cattle herds, poultry, and many wild birds in the United States is an emerging situation with unanswered questions.
Thank you--this is so very helpful to try to understand this developing matter. And I am grateful how clearly this post delineates where certainty declines and uncertainty dominates.
The mentions of the human infections brought to mind this article from the early Pandemic--presumably Paracelsus-like thinking is still part of the equation? I found the article really helpful at the time.
I remember that one too! We don’t know all the details about the few humans who have been infected, but official sources have said that they are all cases of very high exposure to the virus. So yes—at this point it takes a usually high “dose” to produce a human infection because the virus isn’t very well adapted to human cells. This could change as the virus continues to evolve.
Thank you--this is so very helpful to try to understand this developing matter. And I am grateful how clearly this post delineates where certainty declines and uncertainty dominates.
The mentions of the human infections brought to mind this article from the early Pandemic--presumably Paracelsus-like thinking is still part of the equation? I found the article really helpful at the time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/29/health/coronavirus-transmission-dose.html?unlocked_article_code=1.nU0.8Wor.hHorX4X2aRpp&smid=url-share
I remember that one too! We don’t know all the details about the few humans who have been infected, but official sources have said that they are all cases of very high exposure to the virus. So yes—at this point it takes a usually high “dose” to produce a human infection because the virus isn’t very well adapted to human cells. This could change as the virus continues to evolve.