Bird flu variant found in Nevada cows shows signs of adaptation to mammals

https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/08/health/bird-flu-variant-nevada-human-case/index.html

by amichail • 1 year ago

28 5 1 year ago

When two different flu viruses infect a cell at the same time, they can swap whole segments of their genomes to create hybrid viruses that may have dramatically different properties.

Wow, that’s pretty neat. Haven’t heard of this before. Is this typical of viruses or somewhat special to influenza?

sveiss• 1 year ago

Influenza is the best-known example, but others with the same segmented genome structure can also do it: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reassortment

hulitu2• 1 year ago

It's typical to CNN. /s

metalman• 1 year ago

all flu viruses that infect humans have made multiple passes from birds to mamals and back this has been known for generations, and accepted as inevitable (which it is), so the only information to gather , is why and who, is trying to make news.....oh right, big pharma in the spotlight panting, in antisipation of the next windfall tied to another attempt at total societal controll. Of course, if something truely virulent comes along, there is nothing we can do to stop it. As the most populous large animal to have ever existed, it is quite probable that we could face a real winnowing event, where the test crosses all political, racial, and national divides, and requires actual unhindered co operation to save our societies at the "level we have become accustomed to"

hulitu2• 1 year ago

so the only information to gather , is why and who, is trying to make news.....oh right, big pharma in the spotlight panting, in antisipation of the next windfall tied to another attempt at total societal controll

Vaccine business was very profitable so i don't blame them. /s

OTOH they are trying so hard to make bird flu a pandemic, that they might doing it themselves (the research to change to change the virus in something that is bad for humans).

Bird flu variant found in Nevada cows shows signs of adaptation to mammals

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