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Scientists have successfully revived the genome of the Spanish Flu that struck the world in 1918. This was thought impossible since the lung it was decoded from had been preserved in a substance that ...
It's a confounding question on the lips of disease detectives: Why have the only deaths from the swine flu outbreak happened in Mexico? Investigators also want to know why the disease has killed young ...
Researchers have uncovered why older adults are more vulnerable to severe flu. The culprit is a protein called ApoD, which ...
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Why Is It Called Spanish Flu?

In 1918, a strain of influenza known as Spanish flu caused a global pandemic, spreading rapidly and killing indiscriminately.
Under President Donald Trump’s administration and its aggressive immigration crackdown, the U.S. population could decline in ...
Health professional publications have proved to be a valuable source of historical research. This study analyses the journalistic life of El Practicante Oscense, the bulletin of the Official College ...
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) plans to continue creating novel pandemic viruses in apparent defiance of an executive order signed by President Donald Trump calling for a crackdown on the ...
Throughout history, plagues have shaped the course of human civilization, leaving indelible marks on societies across the globe. These outbreaks, often emerging without warning, have tested humanity’s ...