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Evolution of 1918 Flu Virus Traced from Century-Old Samples
As the world’s most infamous flu pandemic (often referred to as the Spanish flu) raged from 1918–1920, scientists had very few tools available to help them combat or understand the disease.
The Surprising Discovery That Might Have Helped This Woman Live to 117
Researchers in Spain have unearthed several important factors that likely helped Maria Branyas Morera live for over a century ...
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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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From the Black Death to Spanish flu and smallpox, a brief history of plagues
No matter where you look up the meaning of the word “plague”, it’s never a good thing. It can be confusing, because as a verb, plague means “to cause continual distress”, yet as a noun ...