Mutations are rare but have been reported in some cases in other countries and most often in extreme infections

Summary

The CDC identified rare mutations in the bird flu virus from the first severe U.S. human case, found in a Louisiana resident over 65 with severe respiratory illness.

The mutations, located in the hemagglutinin (HA) gene responsible for cell attachment, differ from those in local backyard flock samples and align with severe cases seen abroad.

The patient was infected with the D1.1 genotype, recently found in U.S. wild birds and poultry, not the B3.13 genotype seen in humans and livestock elsewhere.

The CDC states no person-to-person transmission occurred, and public risk remains low.

  • @CitizenKong
    13•1 month ago

    Bird flu is a lot more deadly, a death sentence for someone his age and (lack of) fitness.

        • synae[he/him]English
          1•1 month ago

          Oh no oh fuck

          Though I do believe he doesn’t have the cult power of Trump and I hope it wouldn’t be so bad? But I concede that may be wishful thinking

    • Tiefling IRL
      2•1 month ago

      And COVID fucked up many people’s respiratory/immune systems. I got asthma because of it.

    • @ATDA
      1•1 month ago

      COVID nearly got him before the shooters tried. I remember him looking pretty shit there when he was ‘totally fine’ in that hospital.

      • @CitizenKong
        1•1 month ago

        Yeah, he might also still have effects from it. His voice is a lot weaker and hoarse now and Covid can also quicken mental degredation, since it attacks nerves in the brain.