Bird Flu Alert: Your Essential Guide to Understanding Personal Risk and Protecting Yourself from Avian Influenza
Published: December 15, 2025
Duration: 4:43
You’re listening to “Bird Flu Risk? Avian Flu & You, Explained.”
Let’s start with the big question: “Am I personally at risk?”
According to the CDC and World Health Organization, the overall risk to the general public is currently low, and there is still no sustained person‑to‑person spread of H5N1 bird flu. Human cases remain rare compared to the huge number of infected birds and animals worldwide.
So what actually raises your risk?
First, occupation. You are higher risk if you:
- Work with poultry or other birds, like on chicken...
Let’s start with the big question: “Am I personally at risk?”
According to the CDC and World Health Organization, the overall risk to the general public is currently low, and there is still no sustained person‑to‑person spread of H5N1 bird flu. Human cases remain rare compared to the huge number of infected birds and animals worldwide.
So what actually raises your risk?
First, occupation. You are higher risk if you:
- Work with poultry or other birds, like on chicken...