Bird Flu Is Infecting More Mammals. What Does That Mean for Us? #shorts

A highly infectious strain of bird flu – known as H5N1– is sweeping across the globe, devastating backyard flocks and commercial farms alike. While this virus mostly infects birds, growing reports of mammals infected with the virus have some experts worried. The main concern, they say, is as H5N1 continues to spread and multiply in different species, there are more opportunities for the virus to potentially gain mutations that could help it more easily infect humans. #avianflu #birdflu #poultry #poultryfarming #farming #infectiousdiseases #chicken #webmd #shorts