Bird flu: How concerned should you be about human infection of H5N1? | Expert Answers | CNA Explains

Can you get bird flu from food? What are the chances of human-to-human transmission? We posed some of your questions about the H5N1 virus to Dr Ooi Eng Eong, a professor of emerging infectious diseases at Duke-NUS Medical School. Follow us on Instagram to submit your questions for future episodes of Expert Answers: https://www.instagram.com/channelnewsasia 00:00 Introduction 00:25 Why should I care about the bird flu? 00:58 Can it transmit from human to human? 02:17 Can I get it from food? 03:14 Are the birds that appear in hawker centres safe for diners? 03:31 Symptoms of bird flu 04:51 Is there treatment or vaccine available for bird flu? 05:28 What's the difference between the bird flu virus and the COVID-19 virus? 06:10 Is Singapore prepared for the next pandemic? Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Subscribe to our news service for must-read stories: Telegram - https://cna.asia/telegram WhatsApp - https://cna.asia/whatsapp Follow us: CNA: https://cna.asia CNA Lifestyle: http://www.cnalifestyle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/channelnewsasia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/channelnewsasia Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/channelnewsasia TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@channelnewsasia