Bird Flu Threatens Humans with Fever Resistance

Scientists found that bird flu viruses can grow even when the body temperature is high, like during a fever.

Normally, a fever helps stop human flu viruses.

But bird flu viruses can survive and make people very sick.

This is because bird flu viruses like higher temperatures, which are found in the lungs and guts of their natural hosts like ducks and seagulls.

The researchers used mice to study this.

They found that a part of the virus called the PB1 gene helps the virus survive high temperatures.

This is important because bird flu can be very dangerous to humans, with high death rates in some cases.

Understanding this helps us prepare for possible outbreaks.