Doctors are wondering why the new strain of bird flu is so mild. According to The Telegraph:
“Since bird flu began spreading in the US, one question has been puzzling scientists: why are the farm workers who are catching it only suffering mild illness?
Of the 66 people infected in America this year, the overwhelming majority – more than 98 per cent – have suffered only from conjunctivitis, tiredness, and a sore throat.”
Since 2003, bird flu had a 50% mortality rate but only one person with pre-existing conditions in the U.S. has died with bird flu, not from bird flu. A new study shows that Americans may be having a lower immune response to this strain and they don’t know why. You would think this is a good thing but they’re saying it’s not because “each infection gives the virus an opportunity to better adapt to create more dangerous strains.”
