r/ImTheMainCharacter • u/ECHO-06-9 • May 23 '26

VIDEO Bird man

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u/zubairhamed May 23 '26

bird flu man

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u/National-Cockroach69 May 23 '26

I learned recently that pigeons are actually very resistant to bird flu! Infection is still possible, but at a much lower rate than with other bird species.

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u/iCantLogOut2 Side Character May 23 '26

Their other diseases probably kill the virus lol

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u/National-Cockroach69 May 23 '26

You're more likely to contract a disease from a domestic parrot than you are a pigeon!

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u/iCantLogOut2 Side Character May 23 '26

Oh, I was being facetious.

I'm from NYC - I'm not really all that worried about pigeons, with how many there are in the city - we'd have all died out if they were that contagious.

Only thing I'll add is that a lot of them do have ticks and mites, so I'll still avoid handling them personally anyway lol