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What you need to know about the avian flu

April 28, 2022 by Strategic Communication

This time of year it’s tempting to put out bird feeders for your sweet neighborly birds to visit.  

Dr. Kip Thompson, associate professor of public health and sports medicine at Missouri State University, recommends waiting until warmer months. 

Avian flu, specifically the highly pathogenic strain of H5N1, has been sweeping across the United States and around the world. The first cases showed up last November and have only been increasing. 

Summertime should hopefully bring an end to the avian influenza outbreak, noted Thompson. It is similar in many ways to the influenza humans contract, which also tends to die down in time for summer. 

How commercial poultry is affected 

Poultry farms are suffering because of these outbreaks. 

“This year has been especially bad. We’ve lost a lot of commercial poultry,” Thompson said. 

“The rising prices of eggs and chicken are surprisingly not from COVID-19. It’s primarily because we are having to cull millions and millions of chickens.” 

Culling is a term used for removing chickens (or other birds) from the population. It’s necessary when a bird has been exposed.  

Because H5N1 is so contagious, it is important to separate the bird as soon as possible. 

Are humans in any danger? 

Though highly unlikely, it is possible for humans to contract avian influenza.  

“It’s almost always occupational in the U.S.,” Thompson said.   

“For underdeveloped countries, poultry is typically kept near the house, if not inside, at nighttime — for protection. This increases the chances of humans contracting the H5N1 strain from their birds.” 

If you don’t work at a poultry farm handling birds all day, then it is almost impossible for you to contract avian influenza, he added.  

For those with a small number of chickens in their yard, do your best to keep wild birds away from your flock. This can be done by ensuring the holes in your coop aren’t wide enough for any other birds to come through. 

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Behind the Brohort

April 28, 2022 by Olivia R. Fowler

Seven male nursing students pose together

Making up such a small percentage of the nursing program at Missouri State University, male nurses can easily be overlooked. 

The common stereotype within hospitals is to have a doctor being assisted by a female nurse. So what is it like to go against the grain, being a male nurse? 

Nursing students Caleb Huettenmyer and Trevor Whittington share about their experiences within April’s podcast episode, just in time for National Nurse’s Month around the corner. 

LISTEN TO THE EPISODE

Filed Under: Health Queries Podcast, Nursing, Student organization spotlight Tagged With: diversity, McQueary College of Health and Human Services, Nursing

Structure Spotlight

April 25, 2022 by Jonah Rosen

DNA Dance, by Larry Young

This spring, Missouri State’s McQueary College of Health and Human Services was selected as a location for the Sculpture Walk Springfield collection.  

This outdoor sculpture, DNA Dance, by Larry Young, was juried into the 2022-23 Sculpture Walk Springfield collection from a pool of national and international entries. 

The sculpture will sit alongside Cherry Street in front of the McQueary Family Health Sciences Hall. 

“The addition of the DNA Dance Sculpture as part of the Sculpture Walk Springfield is yet another exciting partnership between the McQueary College and Springfield Community,” said Dr. Mark Smith, dean of the McQueary College of Health and Human Services. 

“I am especially proud that MCHHS is able to display a sculpture which symbolizes the amazing and resilient dedication of the greater health care community through the pandemic.” 

Filed Under: MCHHS News Tagged With: Mark Smith, McQueary College of Health and Human Services, Spotlights

Student on the Street: Josh Horsey

April 22, 2022 by Jonah Rosen

Psychology Student Josh Horsey

Josh Horsey is a psychology student at Missouri State University. Horsey is from Springfield, Missouri, and attended Glendale High School.   

His favorite course has been Memory and Cognition.   

“I found it especially interesting since we were learning about how the brain processes and stores information. I found it easy to relate these concepts I was learning to my own life,” Horsey said.   

For Horsey, the best part of being a Bear has been the instructors he has had.   

“The instructors here at MSU do a great job of keeping classes simultaneously entertaining and informative,” he said.  

Upon graduation from MSU, Horsey plans to enroll in graduate school to pursue a PhD in Clinical Psychology. 

“I am excited to continue my education and continue to learn more about how the brain works and operates.” 

Learn more about the psychology department 

Filed Under: Psychology Tagged With: MCHHS Spotlights, McQueary College of Health and Human Services, students

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