This is an interesting article comparing the flu virus of the deadly 1918 influenza epidemic with the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus, and a discussion of how this could have implications for future flu virus selection for immunizations. It discusses the way the virus may mutate to allow it to develop into a recurrent seasonal influenza ...
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12 Basic Rules of Influenza
I get a lot of questions about influenza, especially this year of the H1N1 pandemic. In an AFP editorial Jonathan Temte, MD, PhD writes an excellent summary of the “12 Basic Rules of Influenza” written for physicians, but very appropriate for the informed patient to be understand.
A family doctor’s view of H1N1 so far.
To me the most impressive thing about the H1N1 pandemic was how fast it became a worldwide problem. In the 1919 Great Influenza the epidemic spread with unprecedented speed as soldiers moved around the world. Fortunately so far the virulence of the current H1N1 strain does not seem to rival the strain of 1918-19. If ...