Louisiana Health Department Announces First Human Death from “Mutated” Bird Flu in the US

They will never tell you how they know something is “bird flu.”

Tens of thousands of people die every year from “the flu.” According to these health people, “the flu” means an unlimited number of “viruses.” Also, sometimes it’s bacteria.

But some versions of “the flu” are “bird flu,” and they know which is why because of science. They can backtrace the virus.

The Guardian:

A patient in Louisiana has become the first human in the US to die of bird flu.

The Louisiana department of health reported on Monday afternoon that a patient who had been hospitalized in the state with the first human case of avian influenza has now died.

The patient was over the age of 65 and was reported to have underlying medical conditions, the department announced in a statement.

Full statement here.

The patient contracted bird flu, officially known as highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), or H5N1, after exposure to a combination of a non-commercial backyard flock and wild birds.

Oh, so that’s how they know it was the bird flu.

Why was this individual around all of these birds?

A genetic analysis had suggested the bird flu virus had mutated inside the patient, which could have resulted in a more severe illness.

This marked the first human case in the US linked to exposure to backyard birds, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

What is a “backyard bird”?

Like Big Bird?

What does this mean?