Worst flu season: Influenza virus spread, new bird flu cases in the US, plus measles outbreak update

How bad is the flu right now? Can people get the bird flu? How do you get bird flu? What states have bird flu? Are measles going around? How contagious are measles?

AMA's Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, discusses the current bird flu outbreak 2025—including cases of avian flu among veterinarians. Also covering how dangerous seasonal flu is this year, and the rising measles cases in the U.S. fueled by the Texas measles outbreak. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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AMA Update Feb. 19, 2025
00:00 CDC bird flu update (AMA youtube bird flu, avian influenza A H5)
01:03 How many cases of bird flu in the US? (bird flu Colorado, bird flu Wyoming, Ohio bird flu)
01:25 Symptoms of bird flu
01:53 Bird flu deaths: Can you die from bird flu?
02:42 Bird flu in humans (B3.13 genotype)
03:12 D1.1 genotype: Why are eggs so expensive right now?
04:02 Bird flu in Wyoming (bird flu in wild birds)
04:41 Bird flu Ohio (bird flu in chickens)
05:22 Veterinarians and bird flu: How do humans get bird flu?
06:48 2025 flu season (seasonal flu cases)
07:39 Flu deaths 2025?
08:00 Flu in kids
08:45 Measles in Texas: Is there a measles outbreak?
09:50 Measles New Mexico
10:06 Which states have measles outbreak?
10:29 How contagious are measles?
10:42 Measles vaccine (measles mumps rubella)

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