A man died recently from H5N2, which is a type of bird flu. This strain has never been seen in human beings before. It remains unclear how the man might have contracted the virus; however it was found in poultry in Mexico.There is a scare among scientists that changes in the virus could make it more transmissible to humans. Though, there is currently minimal threat of avian influenza outbreak in Mexico’s population at large.The dead man had various health issues and there are no signs that this infection spread from him to others. Despite separate incursions of this flu into neighbouring regions, officials cannot establish their connection,This H5N2 strain contrasts with another bird flu variety-H5N1 which infected people in America recently.Among them are viruses like H5N2 that affect animals and sometimes pass into humans. It is essential for one to keep watch on such viruses because they can become different and potentially more dangerous to people.
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