What is bird flu, and how did it get to a Louisiana patient? Here's how it spreads to humans.
H5N1 usually spreads to people through contact with infected or dead birds, as with the Louisiana patient. Currently, there are no known cases of human-to-human transmission, said the CDC's Dr. Demetre Daskalakis.
The first severe case of H5N1 bird flu was confirmed in Louisiana. Here is a map of other states that have been affected.
The United States has confirmed its first known severe human infection of H5N1 bird flu, in a person in Louisiana believed to ...
A patient in Louisiana was hospitalized after a recent exposure with the CDC issuing guidance to those most at-risk of infection.
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