Oklahomans concerned about bird flu

Oklahoma researchers are hoping to calm fears about a possible H7-N9 or "bird flu" outbreak.



She said it's much harder for the virus to spread from person to person than it is from chicken to human.

Some Oklahomans expressed concerned about eating chicken.

Medical professionals said because of how the virus is transmitted, people who eat chicken products including eggs don't have to be worried.

"Influenza is normally transmitted through aerosol droplets," Thompson said. "So people who have the flu will either cough or sneeze and the virus comes out of what comes out of your nose. Then somebody else inhales that and it goes down into your lungs. Direct contact with an infected chicken would have to happen."
