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

The explosive pattern of the 1918 pandemic makes it a benchmark for pandemic planning and preparedness today. Its similarities with the 2009 pandemic makes it even more intriguing, and it is a ...

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 ...

Brevig Mission was just one place that was part of a global tragedy, one of the worst ever to befall humanity: the influenza pandemic of 1918-19. The outbreak of this influenza virus, also known ...

Trench Fever - The flu arrived in France. It found a pleasant home in the crowded wartime trenches, much to the dismay of the Allies who tried to keep the flu a secret. When it made its way to Madrid, ...