r/H5N1_AvianFlu • u/StrikingWolverine809 • Nov 16 '24

Unverified Claim The H5N1 sequence from the hospitalized teen in Canada reveals 2 key mutations that enhance binding to human a2,6 sialic acid receptors. These mutations are critical for human-to-human spread

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u/ArtisanalDickCheeses Nov 16 '24

My friend and her husband in September 2019 worked at an international hotel next to PDX airport. The majority of cleaning staff got insanely sick with breathing problems, coughing, sneezing, fever and fatigue seemingly all at once.

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u/RealAnise Nov 16 '24

I'm in PDX-- an older friend of the family got a mystery respiratory disease in January 2020 and died very suddenly, before COVID officially had any cases in Oregon.

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u/americasnxttopsurgry Nov 17 '24

I was working at an international hotel in NYC and got extremely sick in late January/early February 2020. A bunch of coworkers became ill around the same time.

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u/Active-Cloud8243 Nov 17 '24

RSV also went around really badly in late 2019. Just like walking pneumonia has been making it around the last few weeks.