Do you know that
A Human Has Caught the Bird Flu... From a Cat!
Cats give us so much—companionship, loyalty, love...
and now the bird flu. Several weeks ago, a veterinarian from the
Animal Care Centers of New York City's Manhattan shelter caught H7N2
from a sick cat. According to a press release from the NYC Health
Department on December 22, "The illness was mild, short-lived, and has
resolved." This isn't the first time cats have passed infections on to
humans, but it is the first time they passed on the bird flu—avian flu
H7N2, to be exact.
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