Experts: Why bird flu won't spread easily

Scientists believe they have found the answer to why bird flu does not spread easily between people.

Scientists believe they have found the answer to why bird flu does not spread easily between people.

The virus prefers to infect cells in the lung instead of areas like the nose and windpipe, so it is not easily coughed or sneezed out into the air, new research says.

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