What causes bird flu?

What causes bird flu?

You can become infected if you breathe in the virus that is present in droplets or dust. You can also be infected by touching something infected and then touching your eyes, nose or mouth.

Bird flu has been passed from people who were infected to people who had no contact with infected birds, but this has been rare.

You can’t get bird flu from eating properly processed poultry or eats, but you should avoid eating anything that has raw poultry or blood as an ingredient.