Pandemic and bird flu viruses are more deadly than seasonal flu. Scientists may have finally discovered why.
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In the event of pandemic flu, poor countries will suffer the most.
It’s not a matter of if, but when, the next deadly pandemic will strike. Will the world be ready?
Illness often strikes when you’re stressed at work, not sleeping properly, or you’ve been out partying a little too much. Here’s why.
Most adults get two to three colds per year, while the flu is less common but more severe. Here’s how to stop spreading them to others.
It doesn’t just seem like the world is experiencing more viral infections than before – it’s a reality. And the way humans live today helps viruses thrive.
Vaccination against the flu is the best way to stop its spread, but a recent study suggests increasing air circulation and cleaning surfaces to remove the virus from the environment.
Getting rid of this scourge is nothing to be sneezed at.
Pregnant women should get the flu shot to protect themselves, and their child for the first 6 months of life.
Research shows for every 100 healthy adults vaccinated against influenza, 99 get no benefit.
Recent discoveries of ancient viruses are helping scientists understand their origins.
The most effective way to improve flu vaccination rates among health workers in high-risk clinical areas and aged care facilities is to make it mandatory.
While not perfect, the seasonal flu vaccine is the best way to protect against influenza. There are a few changes to the flu vaccine and what is available this year. Here’s what you need to know.
Giving pregnant mothers the flu vaccine protected their babies from getting the flu in the first six months of life.
The flu vaccine isn’t perfect but it’s the best way to protect against these potentially harmful viruses. Most children aged six months to five years are eligible for a free vaccine in 2018.
No one then knew a virus caused the 1918 flu pandemic, much less that animals can be a reservoir for human illnesses. Now virus ecology research and surveillance are key for public health efforts.
The 1918 flu pandemic has long puzzled those who study disease outbreaks. Why was it so severe? While that question is hard to answer, one thing is certain: Vaccines would have lessened the toll.
One hundred years after a strange and devastating pandemic, researchers comb for clues in dusty libraries, church records and long- forgotten books.
With many men ‘missing’ from the population in the aftermath of the 1918 flu, women stepped into public roles that hadn’t previously been open to them.
Whether or not masks can protect against invading or escaping bugs depends on the type of mask and material.
Top contributors
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Professor of Infectious Diseases, Monash University
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Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC L3 Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW
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Paediatrician, Infectious Diseases Physician and Clinical Microbiologist, The Kids Research Institute Australia, The University of Western Australia
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Deputy Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza
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Hon Prof, Dept of Child & Adolescent Health, University of Sydney
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Professor of Nursing, Purdue University
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Lecturer, Biomedical and Life Sciences, Lancaster University
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Medical Epidemiologist at the National Institute of Communicable Diseases and Lecturer at the School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor (Adjunct) in Infectious Diseases Epidemiology, Australian National University
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Professor Emerita of Biology, Indiana University
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Professor of Public Health, Bond University
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Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University
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Catedrático de Microbiología. Miembro de la Sociedad Española de Microbiología (SEM), Universidad de Navarra
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Virologist, The University of Queensland
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Professor in Mathematical Biology, The University of Melbourne