There is a cemetery in a small railroad town in northern Ohio where I grew up that tells a sliver of the story of the great ‘Spanish’ influenza pandemic of 1918. One section of the cemetery is ...
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 ...
Scientist Johan Hultin traveled to Brevig Mission, Alaska, a town of a few hundred souls in the summer of 1997. He was searching for buried bodies, and Alaska’s frozen ground was the perfect ...
When young, healthy soldiers began getting sick by the dozens in March, 1918, military physicians were baffled by what might be causing it. Courtesy: NARA At Fort Riley, Kansas, an Army private ...
An electron microscope image of the CDC’s recreated 1918 Influenza virus, seen here, 18 hours after infection. Courtesy: CDC/Dr. Terrence Tumpey Despite recent advances in microbiology, early ...
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 ...
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Ireland's oldest woman celebrates 109th birthday and remembers beating first pandemic after WWIA Donegal woman celebrated her 109th birthday and recalled how she survived two World Wars and only drank once – due to Spanish flu in 1918. Ruby Druce, who was born in 1915 and is believed to ...
The flu virus is constantly evolving, meaning immunity from past infections or vaccinations may not fully protect against new strains. These mutations are why last year’s flu vaccine may no ...
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