Wendy Zukerman (Host)
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Oh, where a human flu or a human adapted flu basically has virus sex with an animal flu. And then, because that's a, yeah, from a virus's perspective, that's a much more efficient way to just get all of these adaptive features that like, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, I'll take this. And now we can infect humans much easier than having to completely develop all these
Oh, where a human flu or a human adapted flu basically has virus sex with an animal flu. And then, because that's a, yeah, from a virus's perspective, that's a much more efficient way to just get all of these adaptive features that like, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, I'll take this. And now we can infect humans much easier than having to completely develop all these
You mentioned buying a few extra masks.
You mentioned buying a few extra masks.
But extra toilet paper? Did you do that yet? No, still taking my chances on that one. So do we have anything to fight against bird flu? Are there vaccines? No.
But extra toilet paper? Did you do that yet? No, still taking my chances on that one. So do we have anything to fight against bird flu? Are there vaccines? No.
It's funny because I have to go get my flu vaccine now because it's an early human flu season in Australia. But it did make me think that is this something that you can do?
It's funny because I have to go get my flu vaccine now because it's an early human flu season in Australia. But it did make me think that is this something that you can do?
And so then just finally, what is the U.S. government saying about all this?
And so then just finally, what is the U.S. government saying about all this?
We're getting data on the cows. It's still clearly spreading.
We're getting data on the cows. It's still clearly spreading.
Oh, gosh. What does this tell us? What does this tell us? Because it means they didn't even know they were sick. So asymptomatic infection is a thing. That also could suggest maybe this type of bird flu, if it goes pandemic on us, it's not going to be that deadly. And, you know... So that we don't have our scare hats on.
Oh, gosh. What does this tell us? What does this tell us? Because it means they didn't even know they were sick. So asymptomatic infection is a thing. That also could suggest maybe this type of bird flu, if it goes pandemic on us, it's not going to be that deadly. And, you know... So that we don't have our scare hats on.