Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mexico toll hits nine from A(H1N1) swine flu
The death toll in Mexico from an outbreak of A(H1N1) swine flu has hit nine, with 573 cases detected, officials said Sunday.
Jan 23, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Health experts, scientists to discuss bird flu studies
The World Health Organization said Friday it will meet next week to determine whether scientists can publish research on a bird flu virus that may be easily passed among humans.
Feb 10, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Newly discovered viral marker could help predict flu severity in infected patients
Flu viruses contain defective genetic material that may activate the immune system in infected patients, and new research published in PLOS Pathogens suggests that lower levels of these molecules could increase flu severity.
Oct 20, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Scientists debate bird flu studies at WHO
Scientists met behind closed doors in Geneva Thursday to discuss whether controversial research on a mutant form of bird flu capable of being spread among humans can be made public.
Feb 16, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
100 years after influenza pandemic, why should I get a flu shot?
Fall 2018 marks the 100-year anniversary of the 1918 influenza pandemic, which infected roughly one-third of the world's population and killed more than 50 million people, including 675,000 in the United States, according ...
Nov 1, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
WHO says Covid still an international emergency
The World Health Organization said Wednesday it is too early to lift the highest-level alert for the COVID crisis, with the pandemic remaining a global health emergency despite recent progress.
Oct 19, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
5 ways the world is better off dealing with a pandemic now than in 1918
Near the end of the First World War, a deadly flu raced across the globe. The influenza pandemic became the most severe pandemic in recent history, infecting about one-third of the world's population between 1918 and 1920 ...
Jun 19, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New light shed on world’s deadliest pandemic mystery
University of Queensland research into the world's most deadly influenza pandemic in 1918 has shed light on a major medical mystery.
Nov 15, 2011
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
After epic debate, avian flu research sees light of day
After a marathon debate over a pair of studies that show how the avian H5N1 influenza virus could become transmissible in mammals, and an unprecedented recommendation by a government review panel to block publication, one ...
May 2, 2012
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Immunology
Prior flu exposure dictates your future immunity, allowing for new, rationally developed regiments
A team of scientists, led by researchers at The Wistar Institute, has determined that it might be possible to stimulate the immune system against multiple strains of influenza virus by sequentially vaccinating individuals ...
Jul 15, 2013
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