The CDC has released a picture showcasing the harrowing effects of bird flu on a Texas dairy farm worker’s eyes, which were bleeding. This visual evidence highlights the potential severity of the infection, with the worker experiencing subconjunctival hemorrhage as a result of contracting the H5N1 virus from an infected cow.
The image, disclosed in a report published in the New England Journal of Medicine, sheds light on the potential dangers posed by the virus jumping from mammals to humans.
Other than the bleeding eyes, the worker experienced mild symptoms. The worker’s quick recovery after receiving antiviral treatment is encouraging, but health authorities remain vigilant due to fears of potential spread among other dairy workers exposed to infected cattle.
With almost 900 people in 23 countries previously infected with the H5N1 strain of avian flu linked to wild or captive birds, the new transmission route raises alarms.
Veterinarians have reported other farmers falling ill with similar symptoms but not getting tested for bird flu, indicating a potential gap in monitoring and containment efforts.
The CDC’s decision to unveil this photograph now brings up questions for some regarding a potential fear campaign designed to manipulate public sentiment.
Meanwhile, CDC officials stress the importance of testing individuals who may have been in contact with infected animals to prevent further spread. Public health officials suggest the situation underscores the need for heightened surveillance and proactive measures to prevent the potential escalation of the virus within dairy herds and among workers in close proximity to infected animals.
Cows are too dangerous to humans: bird flu, mad cow disease, CO2 emissioni. Its a war on cows..... exterminate....exterminate so we can all eat much safer artificial meat from Bill and Co.
CDC has no credibility left