lightnsfw ,

That's why I always give them a gentle smooch on the beak instead.

pewgar_seemsimandroid ,

isn't influenza the common cold, or am i stupid?

dogsoahC OP ,

Neither. Influenza is the flu. The common cold is caused by a variety of viruses, iirc.

boogetyboo ,

Here you go:

https://www.cdc.gov/flu/symptoms/coldflu.htm#:~:text=Influenza%20(flu)%20and%20the%20common,%2C%20parainfluenza%2C%20and%20seasonal%20coronaviruses.

You're not stupid, just incorrectly informed. And smart enough to question that. That makes you waaaay smarter than the average person.

lugal ,

Are you implying that pandemics are created by the government and spread by governmental drones?

Opisek ,

They can be enemy drones, too.

lugal ,

When I'm talking about the government, I'm not talking about some shadow government like the Bundesregierung of German or the president of the US. I'm talking about the deep state government

pancakes ,
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Actually, foreign espionage is illegal so it cannot

daniskarma ,

Thanks! I was looking for the instructions on how to start a pandemic.

hakunawazo ,
Johanno ,

Krieger! Not again!

yesman ,

The problem isn't that we pet birds, it's that we eat them. Or more specifically we gather them in huge, unsanitary populations in close contact with humans as they are raised and slaughtered.

This reminds me of how people think AIDS spread from other primates through bestiality, when bushmeat was the correct answer. I guess it's easier to imagine bestiality than the consequences of carnism.

*not vegan, Just finding it harder and harder to dismiss them.

dogsoahC OP ,

But domesticated birds are not good carriers of influenza, specifically. Unlime wild birds, they do get sick. Otherwise, I totally agree.

ILikeBoobies ,

I guess it’s easier to imagine bestiality than the consequences of carnism.

It’s because we spread HIV within our own population more commonly with sex than cannibalism

atro_city ,

Isn't the problem more that it's now in cows and people in the US are refusing to stop buying it? Even worse, they are buying it on purpose?

dogsoahC OP ,

I think there it's more the overuse of antibiotics to speed up growth. Idk, I just ripped the info from a lecture. xD

Zehzin ,
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What wild birds out there letting you pet them?

dogsoahC OP ,

You got some bread? Then many.

Zehzin ,
@Zehzin@lemmy.world avatar

That's how you get bit by a duck

veroxii ,

How about something more beginner friendly, like a goose or a swan?

Catoblepas ,

It’s fledgling season in the northern hemisphere, and lots of fledglings don’t naturally have a ton of fear of humans. Adult birds might also ‘let’ people pet them after a window strike; they don’t always look like a bloody mess so people don’t always realize how injured they are.

rockerface ,
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Usually the ones that let you approach are the sick or injured ones

too_high_for_this ,

The elites don't want you to know this but the ducks at the park are free you can take them home I have 458 ducks

Cort ,

It's a shame passenger pigeon nets have fallen out of style. I imagine you could catch a lot of ducks with one of those

Tabula_stercore ,

There are no wild birds, because there are no birds at all. You can pet the drone once the battery has run out

Iheartcheese ,
@Iheartcheese@lemmy.world avatar

Yeah but bird.

Isa , (edited )
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Does petting corpses then, by any chance, start a …

dogsoahC OP ,

Depends. Did the corpse exhibit signs of motility?

Isa ,
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dogsoahC OP ,

Sir, please stay where you are. This is the SCP. Remain calm. You will be harmed. Not. Not be harmed.

Isa , (edited )
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Never heard of the SCP Foundation before … thanks!

*Stands still as a dead corpse*

superduperpirate ,

Let’s just hope Randy Marsh doesn’t go fuck a pangolin again

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