H5N1 Bird Flu: Separating Fact from Fiction - What You Need to Know About Current Risks and Transmission
Published: November 10, 2025
Duration: 4:23
Welcome to Bird Flu Intel: Facts, Not Fear, on H5N1 – your three-minute myth-busting guide to combating bird flu misinformation.
First, let’s tackle three common misconceptions making the rounds. Myth one: H5N1 bird flu is now easily spreading from human to human. The World Health Organization and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention state that, while H5N1 has infected mammals and even some humans, all evidence shows nearly all human cases have direct exposure to sick animals – not to people with bird flu. Sustained person-to-person transmission, which is needed for a pandemic, has not yet been d...
First, let’s tackle three common misconceptions making the rounds. Myth one: H5N1 bird flu is now easily spreading from human to human. The World Health Organization and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention state that, while H5N1 has infected mammals and even some humans, all evidence shows nearly all human cases have direct exposure to sick animals – not to people with bird flu. Sustained person-to-person transmission, which is needed for a pandemic, has not yet been d...