Beaver @lemmy.ca to Health - Resources and discussion for everything health-related@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoBird Flu Pandemic 'Very Likely', Warns Former CDC Directorplantbasednews.orgexternal-linkmessage-square46fedilinkarrow-up1203arrow-down16
arrow-up1197arrow-down1external-linkBird Flu Pandemic 'Very Likely', Warns Former CDC Directorplantbasednews.orgBeaver @lemmy.ca to Health - Resources and discussion for everything health-related@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square46fedilink
minus-square【J】【u】【s】【t】【Z】@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 days agoWe just test the cows so we’ll spot it quickly and hopefully it won’t spread. The threat is a pathogen that either we don’t even know is spreading, or we don’t know how it is spreading. A mutated H5N1 for example.
minus-squareBrickhead92@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·6 days agoBut if we test, then maybe we’d have to not produce milk from positive cows for a short amount of time. Then someone might find it a little bit difficult to get milk for their morning cereal, and that would be a minor inconvenience.
We just test the cows so we’ll spot it quickly and hopefully it won’t spread.
The threat is a pathogen that either we don’t even know is spreading, or we don’t know how it is spreading. A mutated H5N1 for example.
But if we test, then maybe we’d have to not produce milk from positive cows for a short amount of time. Then someone might find it a little bit difficult to get milk for their morning cereal, and that would be a minor inconvenience.