Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Influenza infection increases likelihood of bacterial pneumonia 100-fold
It's been known for more than two centuries that pneumonia cases increase during flu epidemics.
Jun 26, 2013
0
0
Page 10 - News tagged with pandemic influenza
Immunology
New insight in quest for single vaccine against multiple influenza strains
(Medical Xpress)—A study led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists highlights a new approach for developing a universal influenza vaccine that could protect against multiple flu strains, including deadly pandemic ...
Oct 20, 2013
0
0
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Catching the cap-snatcher: Structural analysis opens the way to new anti-influenza drugs
Researchers at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Grenoble, France, have determined the detailed 3-dimensional structure of part of the flu virus' RNA polymerase, an enzyme that is crucial for influenza virus ...
Aug 2, 2012
0
0
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19 measures found to also reduce life-threatening invasive bacterial infections
Containment measures introduced to prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2 resulted in a sustained reduction in the transmission of certain bacteria that cause diseases such as meningitis, sepsis and pneumonia, according to a new ...
Jul 28, 2023
0
35
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Emerging bird flu strain is still poorly adapted for infecting humans, study reports
Avian influenza virus H7N9, which killed several dozen people in China earlier this year, has not yet acquired the changes needed to infect humans easily, according to a new study by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute ...
Dec 5, 2013
0
0
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New antibodies target 'dark side' of influenza virus protein
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have identified antibodies targeting a hard-to-spot region of the influenza virus, shedding light on the relatively unexplored "dark side" of the neuraminidase (NA) protein ...
Mar 1, 2024
0
50
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A grid approach to pandemic disease control
An evaluation of the Public Health Grid (PHGrid) technology during the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic could enhance the capabilities of epidemiologists and disease-control agencies when the next emergent disease appears, according ...
Jun 15, 2011
0
0
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New study offers insight on pandemic flu
(Medical Xpress)—Pandemic flu continues to threaten public health, especially in the wake of the recent emergence of an H7N9 low pathogenic avian influenza strain in humans. A recent study published in PLoS ONE, a peer-reviewed ...
Apr 26, 2013
2
0
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
H7N9 bird flu spreads to central China's Hunan
China's deadly outbreak of H7N9 bird flu has spread to the central province of Hunan, local health authorities said Saturday, the third announcement in three days of a case in a new location.
Apr 27, 2013
0
0
Diabetes
Patients with type 2 diabetes who have flu more likely to be hospitalized
The risk for hospitalization with pandemic influenza is higher for patients with type 2 diabetes than for those without type 2 diabetes, according to a study published online Oct. 6 in the Journal of Internal Medicine.
Oct 14, 2019
0
6
