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Bird flu devastates dairy industry

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Bird flu has caused growing problems for the last year. Here's what we know so far.

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Bird flu, also known as H5N1, is a variant of the influenza virus that sickens tens of millions of people every winter.

Because it has not previously infected humans, we have not built up immunity against it, so it is believed to be more dangerous to humans.

Severe cases of bird flu could occur more often, especially as the virus continues to spread and evolve.

Eggs and chicken meat are considered safe to eat as the U.S. Department of Agriculture regularly checks farms for bird flu.

Raw milk has been shown in some cases to contain the virus, but no one has yet been confirmed to have gotten sick by drinking unpasteurized milk.

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