Can You Catch Bird Flu From Eating Eggs or Chicken? According to the USDA, there is no evidence that bird flu can be passed to humans who eat contaminated poultry products. 5 апр. 2022 г.
Do you get bird flu from eating chicken?
You cannot get bird flu from eating fully cooked chicken, turkey, or duck, because heat kills the virus. In a few cases, bird flu was passed from one person to another person, not from a bird to a person. But this was very rare.
Does chicken flu affect humans?
Although avian (bird) influenza (flu) A viruses usually do not infect people, there have been some rare cases of human infection with these viruses. Illness in humans from bird flu virus infections have ranged in severity from no symptoms or mild illness to severe disease that resulted in death.
How is the bird flu transmitted to humans?
The disease is transmitted via contact with an infected bird's feces, or secretions from its nose, mouth or eyes. Open-air markets, where eggs and birds are sold in crowded and unsanitary conditions, are hotbeds of infection and can spread the disease into the wider community.
Is it safe to eat cooked chicken in bird flu?
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it is safe to eat poultry and eggs when they are properly handled and thoroughly cooked.
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