NBC NEWS – This is the second farmworker in Michigan in a week to be diagnosed with the illness. And a dairy worker in Texas was diagnosed in March. In those cases, the patients’ only sign of illness was pinkeye, or conjunctivitis. This latest case is different, however, because the patient also had upper respiratory symptoms, including sore throat, cough and congestion. During a media briefing Thursday, Dr. Nirav Shah, the CDC’s principal deputy director, said there’s no indication yet that the virus, an A strain of influenza called H5N1, is spreading from person to person, although the risk does increase with respiratory symptoms.
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