Scientists Publish Recipe For Making Bird Flu More Contagious

Scientists Publish Recipe For Making Bird Flu More Contagious : Shots - Health News : NPR: ""Two mutations enable improved binding of the H5N1 bird flu virus to cells in the upper respiratory tract of mammals," Fouchier told Shots in an email. "Another mutation increases the stability of the virus. The two remaining mutations enable the virus to replicate more efficiently.""