British Columbia teen had no underlying health conditions and had been exposed to dogs, cats and reptiles, officials say

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/26197829

British Columbia teen had no underlying health conditions and had been exposed to dogs, cats and reptiles, officials say

Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20241112230713/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/12/canada-bird-flu-teenager-hospital

SpinScore: https://spinscore.io/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fworld%2F2024%2Fnov%2F12%2Fcanada-bird-flu-teenager-hospital

  • SchillMenaker [he/him]
    ·
    8 days ago

    I'm struggling on where to begin explaining the cataclysmic difference between the effects on children and young people of COVID at any stage of its evolution and a human-to-human capable H5N1 strain, but it's really really fucking different.