Heeding the lessons of COVID-19 in the face of avian influenza
Now, as we reflect on five years since the declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic and face economic uncertainty imposed by the ...
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Inside the swift, deadly history of the Spanish Flu pandemic
The outbreak of this influenza virus, also known as Spanish flu, spread with astonishing speed around the world, overwhelming India, and reaching Australia and the remote Pacific islands.
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The Spanish Flu
What can the 1918 Flu epidemic teach us about COVID-19, asks Professor Marc Zimmer. CC Magazine: The Spanish Flu didn’t start in Spain. Why did the Iberian country get stuck with the name? Marc Zimmer ...
This day in history: More uranium discovered on Spokane Indian Reservation; drug company warned of nonexistent flu epidemic
Midnite Mines Inc. announced that it had uncovered new uranium deposits on its claims on the Spokane Indian Reservation.
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From Spanish flu to today: How immune cells keep up with a changing virus
from the 1918 Spanish flu to the latest 2024 H5N1 strains. The University of Melbourne's Dr. Oanh Nguyen, Senior Research Fellow at the Doherty Institute and co-author of the study, explained the ...
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Influenza Pandemics of 1918 and 2009
The 2009 influenza pandemic A(H1N1)pdm09 of swine origin and the continued circulation of highly pathogenic avian H5N1 strain in humans are stark reminders of the unpredictable nature of the ...
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Influenza Across America in 1918
Said Doane: “It would be quite easy for one of these German agents to turn loose Spanish influenza germs in a theater or some other place where large numbers of persons are assembled.
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Genetics of the Influenza Virus
Periodically, the yearly flu transforms into a particularly virulent strain, like the Spanish flu that killed millions of people in 1918. How do these pandemic strains arise? Aa Aa Aa Although ...