Recent studies of the 1918 influenza virus shed light on the risks of avian influenza virus. Tumpey et al. studied the relationship between the 1918 H1N1's receptor binding preference and its ...

There is a cemetery in a small railroad town in northern Ohio where I grew up that tells a sliver of the story of the great ‘Spanish’ influenza pandemic of 1918. One section of the cemetery is ...

New strains of flu continue to emerge and experts warn that another pandemic could happen despite a century of advances in technology and healthcare. During the 1918-19 outbreak, it was thought ...

Globally, 50m people lost their lives in 1918-19 in what became known as Spanish Flu. It could strike alarmingly quickly, leading to collapse and death within days or even hours. For some ...

San Francisco was spared during the first wave of influenza in the spring of 1918. As the second wave took its toll on eastern cities in September, San Franciscans theoretically had plenty of time ...