Bird flu

Many birds around the world are getting sick and dying from a severe form of bird flu called “Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1.” Sometimes it is referred to as HPAI H5N1. This form of bird flu has not been found in the United States. But it may
come to this country sometime in the future.
Bird flu is hard for people to catch. Most people who became sick with bird flu came into contact with sick or dead chickens or ducks and touched them with bare hands.
You could also get bird flu by touching things that had droppings from
sick or dead birds on them. Thoroughly cooking meat kills the bird flu virus.Birds can carry many kinds of germs that can make us sick.
A bird could look fine and still be sick.
If you MUST handle a sick or dead bird, wear gloves and wash
your hands afterwards!!!!!!