Why experts are watching the H5N1 bird flu so closely

Several people started to develop concerning symptoms after working with dairy cows, adding to headlines that had already become worrisome. Bird flu, they said. For decades, medical scientists have warned of the potentially cataclysmic dangers of variants of so-called avian flu. From antiquity to as recently as 15 years ago, outbreaks of bird flu have wreaked havoc on a global scale. The pandemic of 1918, which killed more than 50 million people and sickened 500 million others worldwide, was caused by a virus that began with infected birds directly sickening humans. So, are three people with conjunctivitis the opening salvo Read More