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Raw-milk fans plan to drink up as experts warn of high levels of H5N1 virus

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1 pointnobody99999 comments

In eastern europe a lot of kids before 2000 used to drink raw fresh cow milk and are completely fine.

I am not sure what is different, either new viruses, or american cows are different, or certain people did not develop immunity to certain bacteria in their childhood.

And I certainly understand why there are people in the USA who like raw milk. Pasterized milk in states taste like an insult.

>I am not sure what is different, either new viruses, or american cows are different, or certain people did not develop immunity to certain bacteria in their childhood.

It's H5N1 Avian Influenza[0], which has been linked to[1]:

   Globally, as of March 28, there have been 888 cases of H5N1 reported in 
   humans in 23 countries. Of those 888 cases, 463 were fatal. That represents a 
   52 percent fatality rate;

I imagine that live H5N1 virus will make raw milk extra tasty and, assuming you're not one of the 52% who will die from contracting the virus, Bob's your uncle, eh?

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_mortality_from_H5N1

[1] https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/anti-pasteurization-...

> here have been 888 cases of H5N1 reported in humans in 23 countries

888 cases in 23 counties... reckon the population of those 23 counties is 3k people?

Here is another piece of data. In 195 counties, 100% of people who drank water are dead or will eventually die.

I imagine that live H5N1 virus will make raw milk extra tasty and, assuming you're not one of the 52% who will die from contracting the virus, Bob's your uncle, eh?

Come to the US and drink all the raw milk you like. Note that we don't have universal health care here, so bring lots of cash.

Not sure if your attempted insult is simply poor or I'm talking to ChatGPT.

Did you see what I said in my original message?

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/after-mice-drink-raw...

You know what, actually... I did speak with my parents, and apparently, while we were ok w/ raw milk, there were some precautions that they took. E.g. always getting milk from the same cow that was healthy, boiling milk if they weren't sure where it came from, etc.

So yeah stranger nobody9999, you are right.

I would help if the farmers stopped feeding chickens to cows.

Nothing more scary than a virus jumping from an animal to human.

Mooooooooooo!

I stand with the Raw Milkers.

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