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Cake day: June 13th, 2023
  • TipRing@lemmy.worldtoWorld News@lemmy.ml•Risk of bird flu spreading to humans is ‘enormous concern’, says WHO
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    6 months ago

    It would be a catastrophe for sure, but there are some reasons to be hopeful:

    Researchers have been studying this bug for awhile and human vaccines could be ramped up more quickly than with COVID.

    Further, there are specific mutations that would be key for rapid human-human spread and the variant infecting these cattle don’t have those mutations (yet).

    Cattle are not as good a transition species to humans as, for example, pigs. So while we should be watching this, it’s not quite as alarming as it could be.

  • TipRing@lemmy.worldtoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml•Whats the least fun fact you know?
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    1 year ago

    Of all the big scary things in the universe, this one scares me the least. Even if it does happen and is the worst-case scenario you just cease to exist at the speed of light before you even know something is happening. No pain, no dread at your inevitable demise, you just are living your life normally and in a nanosecond you are gone. Not a bad way to go, imo.