"Today, the greatest fear I have is for people that we know are being exposed to this virus directly ― so that's the farm workers," said Dr. Jennifer Nuzzo, a professor of epidemiology at Brown University. "Farm workers who are in close contact with poultry and cows are currently at risk and are largely becoming infected; 56 of the 58 reported bird flu cases in the U.S. this year can be traced back to cattle or poultry exposure."
"We already know that they're getting infected, and we know that they're getting sick, and fortunately, they haven't gotten very sick," Nuzzo said. "They haven't gotten severely ill, they haven't died, but we literally don't know why that's happening."
"That just shows you how much of a gamble the whole thing is, because you literally can't predict it. Are you going to be like the farm worker who gets a frankly hideous case of conjunctivitis and some respiratory issues?" This reflects an uncertain risk regarding the virus's impact on different individuals.
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