A man in the UNITED States was infected with bird flu without the influence of animals or birds. Us officials have confirmed this.
The patient, who hails from Missouri, is being treated at the hospital. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), he is currently recovering from bird flu.
With the latest case, 14 people have been infected with bird flu in the US this year. However, the CDC said this was the first case of a person getting infected with bird flu without the influence of infected birds and animals and without moving close to them.
Given the current circumstances, the CDC said the risk of contracting the disease is not as high as that of the general public.
Most of the cows.
Bird flu is an infectious disease that spreads in birds and animals. Humans rarely get infected with this disease.
In the past, there have been cases of human transmission from chickens or cattle. But this missouri patient was not affected by the animals infected with bird flu.
“This is the first case in which a person has been infected with the virus without any contact with animals or birds,” the CDC said in a statement.
The patient is currently undergoing treatment. Antiviral drugs were taken to reduce the flu.
In the UNITED States, there have been more cases of bird flu among cows this year. A large number of cows contracted bird flu in March. As of May 3, 14 states have reported cases of bird flu infection in cows, the CDC said.
In Missouri, bird flu has not been seen in cows this year. It was seen in chickens. Officials said a few more birds have been infected with the virus in the past.
In March this year, US authorities discovered that a man had been infected with bird flu. It was found that he had contracted the virus from cows infected with bird flu in the dairy.
Bird flu first emerged in China in the 1990s. Since then bird flu has spread to all continents, including Antarctica.
World Health Organization (WHO) officials say humans are less likely to be infected with bird flu at the moment. However, over the years, the way the disease is spreading and spreading has been carefully monitored.
Bird flu has had a severe impact on wildlife across the globe. The virus has infected a wide variety of animals such as sea lions, seals and bears.