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Study: 1918 flu survivors seem immune to swine flu
WASHINGTON - The way swine flu multiplies in the respiratory system is more severe than ordinary winter flu, a new study in animals finds.
Nations:U.S. Activities:1918 Spanish Flu Source:(AP)
2009-07-13
US-Japanese study finds genes for 1918 'Spanish flu' pandemic
WASHINGTON (AFP) - A US-Japanese research team announced it had isolated three genes that explain why the 1918 Spanish flu, believed to be the deadliest infectious disease in history, was so lethal.
Activities:1918 Spanish Flu Source:(AFP)
2008-12-30
New flu pandemic could kill 81 million
A flu virus as deadly as the one that caused the 1918 Spanish flu could kill as many as 81 million worldwide if it struck today, a new study estimates. By applying historical death rates to modern population data, the researchers calculated a death toll of 51 million to 81 million, with a median estimate of 62 million.
Nations:Australia Activities:1918 Spanish Flu Bird Flu Crisis
2006-12-21
Scientists uncover why Spanish Flu was so deadly
The 1918 Spanish Flu that killed up to 50 million people worldwide caused a severe immune response which may help to explain why it was so deadly, American scientists said on Wednesday.
Activities:1918 Spanish Flu Bird Flu Crisis
2006-09-28
AIDS toll may reach 100 million in Africa
It began quietly, when a statistical anomaly pointed to a mysterious syndrome that attacked the immune systems of gay men in California. No one imagined 25 years ago that AIDS would become the deadliest epidemic in history.
Nations:Botswana Congo Nigeria South Africa Activities:1918 Spanish Flu
2006-06-03
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