Very few humans have gone up against bird flu. But we've all dealt with seasonal flu for years. Some of our immune systems might be primed to fend off a worse case, research finds.

There have not been reported cases of someone contracting the disease from down feathers. The CDC also says birds infected with avian flu spread it through their saliva, mucus, and feces.

Bird flu continues to spread in the U.S., infecting ... farms to actually have proximity-based spread through shedding (of feathers) through the air. So that means now you are continuing to ...

H7N9 — is detected in at a poultry farm; scientists learn that past human flu exposure may provide some immunity to H5N1.

An outbreak of avian flu has been confirmed ... minimise the contact between your own birds and wild birds. "There is quite a lot of information and guidance out there on things you can do to ...