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How Much Worse Would a Bird-Flu Pandemic Be?
The Atlantic· 2 days agoOf the known flu pandemics, 2009’s took the fewest lives; during the H1N1 pandemic that preceded it, which began in 1918, a flu
The Hunt for Virus Treatments Continues Post Covid-19
Digital Journal· 2 days ago(NASDAQ: AEMD), a medical therapeutic company focused on developing products to treat cancer and life-threatening infectious diseases. The threat of viruses is back in the news with multiple ...
The chicken and egg problem of fighting another flu pandemic
Oregon Capital Chronicle via Yahoo News· 16 hours agoEven a peep of news about a new flu pandemic is enough to set scientists clucking about eggs. They...
A man in Mexico died with one form of bird flu, but US officials remain focused on another
WFTV 9 Orlando· 2 days agoNEW YORK — (AP) — The mysterious death of a man in Mexico who had one kind of bird flu is unrelated...
New molecular therapy by Scripps Research could stop many strains of the flu
KPBS San Diego· 6 days ago“That’s one of the issues with vaccines is that they’re so specific that sometimes they miss the mark if we’re infected with another strain of the virus,” said Wolan, a scientist ...
Farmworkers face high-risk exposures to bird flu, but testing isn’t reaching them
South Carolina Daily Gazette via Yahoo News· 5 days agoOriginally published by KFF Health News. Farmworkers face some of the most intense exposures to the...
First Ever Human Case Of H5N2 Bird Flu Leads To Death In Mexico
IFLScience· 3 days agoA man in Mexico has died after contracting the first lab-confirmed human infection with H5N2 bird ...
First human death in Mexico from H5N2 influenza strain adds to bird flu anxiety
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 days agoScientists are scrambling to understand the rapidly evolving bird flu situation in North America, as...
Man Dies After H5N2 Bird Flu Infection. Here’s How It Differs From H5N1
Forbes· 3 days agoA new strain of bird flu, H5N2, was just identified in Mexico City, following the death of a...
If pigs get bird flu, we could be in for a real nightmare
telegraphherald.com· 3 days agoPigs are capable of harboring both human flu and bird flu, allowing the viruses to mix and match parts of their genetic material. Now is the time to get ...