The Emergence - Between 3 and 6 percent of the world's population died in 18 months when the flu first tried to take over the ...

Spanish flu pandemic was caused by a particularly virulent strain of influenza virus. It infected 500 million people, caused ...

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A university professor and two students recreated a virus identical to the one that caused the devastating 1918 Spanish Flu ...

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The explosive pattern of the 1918 pandemic makes it a benchmark for pandemic planning and preparedness today. Its similarities with the 2009 pandemic makes it even more intriguing, and it is a ...

Brevig Mission was just one place that was part of a global tragedy, one of the worst ever to befall humanity: the influenza pandemic of 1918-19. The outbreak of this influenza virus, also known ...

The spread of H5N1 into new species alarms researchers who say it could reassort in a new species, like pigs, leading to more ...

Spanish flu pandemic was caused by a particularly virulent strain of influenza virus. It infected 500 million people, caused ...