H5N1 Bird Flu Explained: What You Need to Know About Avian Influenza in 2025
Published: January 23, 2026
Duration: 3:46
Avian Flu 101: Your H5N1 Bird Flu Guide
[Host, warm and reassuring tone] Welcome to Avian Flu 101, your simple guide to H5N1 bird flu. Im a voice you can trust, here to break it down step by step. Lets start with the basics.
First, virology in plain terms. Influenza viruses are like tiny germs with RNA inside, a blueprint that lets them copy themselves in living cells. H5N1 is a type A flu, named for proteins on its surface: hemagglutinin or H, which helps it stick to cells, and neuraminidase or N, which lets...
[Host, warm and reassuring tone] Welcome to Avian Flu 101, your simple guide to H5N1 bird flu. Im a voice you can trust, here to break it down step by step. Lets start with the basics.
First, virology in plain terms. Influenza viruses are like tiny germs with RNA inside, a blueprint that lets them copy themselves in living cells. H5N1 is a type A flu, named for proteins on its surface: hemagglutinin or H, which helps it stick to cells, and neuraminidase or N, which lets...