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Is a Bird Flu Pandemic Inevitable?

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Potential Risks of H5N1 Bird Flu Transition

Exploring the factors that could lead the H5N1 bird flu strain to shift from an animal plague to a human pandemic, discussing transmission, pathogenicity, and immune evasion. Drawing parallels to historical pandemics like the 1918 influenza outbreak, highlighting the risks associated with urbanization and globalization in spreading the virus.

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