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In spring of 1918, World War I was underway, and troops at Fort Riley, Kansas, found themselves felled by influenza. By the summer of 1918, the second wave struck as a highly contagious and lethal epidemic and within weeks exploded into a pandemic, an illness that travels rapidly from one continent to another. It would impact the course of the war, and kill many millions more soldiers than warfare itself. Of all diseases, the 1918 flu was by far the...
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"In the winter of 1918, the coldest the American Midwest had ever endured, history's most lethal influenza virus was born. Over the next year it flourished, killing as many as 100 million people. It killed more people in twenty-four weeks than AIDS has killed in twenty-four years, more people in a year than the Black Death of the Middle Ages killed in a century. There were many echoes of the Middle Ages in 1918: victims turned blue-black and priests...
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The U.S. Government's official web site to educate the public about how to prevent, recognize, and manage infection by influenza viruses. Coverage includes seasonal flu, pandemic flu, H7N9, H3N2v, H1N1 or swine flu, and H5N1 or avian flu. Also covers the current flu situation, how the flu virus changes, various populations at risk, and community and government planning for outbreaks.
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"Once again, nature has presented us with a daunting challenge: the possibility of an influenza pandemic. Scientists and doctors cannot tell us where or when the next pandemic will strike, or how severe it will be, but most agree: at some point, we are likely to face another pandemic. And the scientific community is increasingly concerned by a new influenza virus known as H5N1 -- or avian flu -- that is now spreading through bird populations across...
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Dr. Joe Bresee, Chief, Epidemiology & Prevention Branch, CDC Influenza Division, describes CDC's recommendations for treatment of flu, including the H1N1 virus, or swine flu. Covers priority patient groups who would be targeted for treatment in a pandemic. Provides referrals to relevant CDC resources.
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