Even though the general risk of catching bird flu is low, the FDA advises cooking eggs to a safe temperature and avoiding raw milk. As bird flu infections rise in dairy cattle and chickens, human ...

Cats, much more than dogs, are at risk of catching the virus, veterinary experts say, although they don’t know why that’s the case. Kate Hilts via AP CLEVELAND, Ohio – With the recent spike in bird ...

(CNN) — As bird flu infections rise in dairy cattle and chickens, human cases are ticking up too, leaving many people to wonder whether they might be at risk from this recently arrived virus. (CNN) — ...

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 ...