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Bird flu panic

2018-03-19 08:15:02
I bought a cigarette from a shopkeeper, who I suspect might have touched a dying bird. If the bird had Influenza A type virus, am I at risk from getting it from the shopkeeper's hands?
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Please Very less chances

Answered2018-03-19 08:41:19

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Really? There's next to no chance .

Answered2018-03-19 08:49:21

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