Don't sweat it. It's just "micro-evolution."
This is one of those times that I think Drudge is an ass. I found that story by visiting the Drudge Report and got a little nervous when I read his headline.
The truth of the matter is that the influenza virus mutates all the time. Nothing particularly newsworthy about that, unless you're a viral geneticist. The newsworthy mutation is when it jumps from animal-human transmission to human-human transmission.
Drudge trumpeting that headline was a real yellow journalism moment.
I'm really not concerned. It's very likely that any mutation that allows human to human transmission would also likely limit the viruses effects. We may just end up with the 7 day Avian "Cold".
Thanks for posting. TigerLikesRooster has posted an article today, translated from Boxun that is very alarming. Just a minute, I'll go get a link.
This is not news.
Let's see....riots, famine, plagues, fires, floods, wars.....something about the Book of Revelations comes to one's mind....hummm.....
This reminds me of the Andromeda Strain...
THE SKY IS FALLING!!! WE ARE BEING INVADED BY MUTANTS!!!
Must be the "Mutant Ninja Bird Flu".
"But the mutation cannot cause human-to-human transmission of the avian flu," he noted.
Bad news for ID fans. They might not get sick, but they will get perplexed.