Understanding Influenza Virus Types and Pandemics

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Influenza A viruses are responsible for pandemics, unlike types B, C, and D. The US has faced bird flus in the past, indicating the significance of being familiar with various influenza virus types.

Avian flu, which recently leapt from chickens to cows, has now been detected in milk. Vox’s Keren Landman and Kenny Torrella explain how worried humans should be about the outbreak.

This episode was produced by Haleema Shah, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Amina Al-Sadi, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.

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