There has been a lot said about bird flu. For a time, many experts believed that we were on the verge of a full-blown pandemic due to the virus, primarily because of a lack of preventive measures.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The risk to the public of catching bird flu is ‘very low’, according to health officials Avian influenza has been detected in ...

Talks of the bird flu have seemed to take over social media in recent months. Bird flu, also called avian influenza, is a virus that primarily impacts poultry flocks. It is usually passed onto them by ...

Staying safe The best way to protect yourself from bird flu is to avoid sources of exposure, according to the CDC. People can catch bird flu when enough virus gets into their eyes, nose or mouth or ...

As the name suggests, avian influenza viruses prefer to infect birds. They break into cells by latching onto sugars that stick up from their surfaces called sialic acids. H5N1, the bird flu virus ...