Article Bird flu found in raw milk — why do we even have to discuss this?

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Bird flu found in raw milk — why do we even have to discuss this?
https://www.skepticalraptor.com/skeptica...cuss-this/

INTRO: I do not get the raw milk craze in the USA because it is dangerous, and now it could contain bird flu. The best milk is pasteurized because it eliminates dangerous pathogens without changing the essential nature of the milk. But like the fads for organic and gluten-free foods, raw milk has fans in groups that overlap greatly with the anti-vaccine crowd. Of course.

Of course, Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services, anti-vaxxer Robert F Kennedy Jr, has vowed to allow wider distribution of raw milk across America.

This post will examine raw milk and the huge risk of bird flu. [...] The signs and symptoms of bird flu infections in humans can range from nothing to severe. The infections are similar to other flu infections including fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, muscle or body aches, headaches, fatigue, and shortness of breath... (MORE - details)

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[Magical Realist]

I do not understand how millions of people have survived catching salmonella from drinking egg nog for all these years. Maybe the Christmas spirit kills all those germs. Or the nog..

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Sometimes you have to wonder what would happen if the IQ of the average American suddenly dropped by (say) 10 points relative to the rest of the world. Could vaccination cause an effect like that?

[Syne]

Sometimes you have to wonder what would happen if the economies of the average Westerner continued to stagnate relative to a booming US. Could IQ be the cause of that?