By 1957, scientists had a significantly more sophisticated understanding of influenza, worrying them that a pandemic similar ...

With the devastating 1918 pandemic in mind, US health officials saw an outbreak in Asia and swung into action. What happened ...

The Emergence - Between 3 and 6 percent of the world's population died in 18 months when the flu first tried to take over the ...

The 2009 influenza pandemic A(H1N1)pdm09 of swine origin and the continued circulation of highly pathogenic avian H5N1 strain in humans are stark reminders of the unpredictable nature of the ...

[22] Pandemic and seasonal influenza virus infections share similar signs and symptoms, which make it difficult to differentiate between the diseases caused by the two. The 1918 influenza virus ...

Bird flu appeared in a Texas dairy farm in March 2024. Havoc has followed on farms and in grocery stores and concerns mount for human health.

Global concern over the spread of Bird flu (H5N1) is growing rapidly, with the World Health Organization (WHO) actively preparing for the ‘containment and mitigation of pandemic H5N1 influenza’, and ...

“Influenza presents the greatest infectious-disease pandemic threat to humans, period,” says Khan. The 1918 flu pandemic was caused by a type of influenza virus called H1N1 that appears to ...

The recent outbreak of the H5N1 avian influenza virus in the U.S. and the ... it could result in human-to-human transmission and a new pandemic. Farmers are also concerned about the potential ...

Scientists were slow to recognize that Covid spreads through the air. Some are now trying to get ahead of the bird flu.

H5N1 bird flu poses a potential threat, potentially leading to an airborne pandemic. Increased cases in the US have led to vaccine development efforts. Experts warn that ignoring this issue ...