Bird Flu Risk Explained: How to Stay Safe from Avian Flu in Everyday Life and High Risk Environments
Published: December 12, 2025
Duration: 4:35
You’re listening to “Bird Flu Risk? Avian Flu & You, Explained.”
Let’s start with the big picture: according to the World Health Organization and the CDC, bird flu viruses like H5N1 are spreading widely in birds and some mammals, but the current risk to the general public is still considered low. Most human cases have happened in people with close contact with infected animals or their environments, not through everyday community spread.
So what’s YOUR risk? Let’s walk through it by occupation, location, age, and health.
If you work with animals, you...
Let’s start with the big picture: according to the World Health Organization and the CDC, bird flu viruses like H5N1 are spreading widely in birds and some mammals, but the current risk to the general public is still considered low. Most human cases have happened in people with close contact with infected animals or their environments, not through everyday community spread.
So what’s YOUR risk? Let’s walk through it by occupation, location, age, and health.
If you work with animals, you...