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World Health News Live Updates: What Is H5N1 Virus And Why Its Spread Across US States Has Sparked Pandemic-Like Fears
World Health News Live Updates: After battling the deadliest virus outbreak triggered by SARS-COV-2 causing COVID-19 for over 5 years, the United States is now grappling with a sudden surge in another deadly virus - the H5N1, also known as the bird flu virus.
As per the CDC's latest report since 2014, a total of 70 human cases has been recorded from various states of the USA. And the virus has already entered over 50 states. Stay tuned with us to understand what this virus can do to human and what your body may suffer after catching this virus.
Although bird flu has been present on Earth for decades, this new kind of pathogen, H5N1, is one of the most fatal ones, and can take human lives. Only in 2024, the H5N1 virus spread through America's dairy herds, poultry flocks, and also infected humans.
