Is the Spanish flu something to be worried about? What is it?
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Myrtle Monson's Memories of the 191...I had the great pleasure of interviewing Mrs. Myrtle Monson in 2001 for the Barnes County Historical Society 's Oral History Project. She shared this memory of the 1918 Flu. Myrtle was born July 18, 1907 and passed away Aug, 10, 2003.
Charles Challey's memories of the 1...Part 2 of Mr. Challey's memories of the 1918 Flu Epidemic in Lisbon, North Dakota.
Charles Challey's memories of the 1...Charles Challey was born October 19, 1909 in Lisbon, North Dakota. His father was the mortician for the Lisbon community. I interviewed him in 2001 for the Barnes County Historical Society's Oral History project. He has such a clear recollection of the events from his childhood surrounding the 1918 flu epidemic. Mr. Challey passed away April 22, 2002.
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Flu Attack! How A Virus Invades You...When you get the flu, viruses turn your cells into tiny factories that help spread the disease. In this animation, npr's Robert Krulwich and medical animator David Bolinsky explain how a flu virus can trick a single cell into making a million more viruses. See and hear the rest of the story on NPR.org: www.npr.org
Very Sad : Cheerleader Gets A Flu S...Experts claim serious side effects of flu shots amount to about one in a million - well this is what that one in a million looks like. This has freaked me out enough to bypass flu shots in the future. But what do I know - to each their own. A 25 year old woman in Ashburn, Virginia has come down with a severe debilitating neurological disorder days after receiving a seasonal flu vaccination.
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NancyDenofio (Nancy Duci Denofio) : #ATrueStory - the pandemic of 1918. It were those who were exposed to the flu of 1890 who would have the best survival rate. The flu of.. Updated : 2010-03-13T21:32:01Z | Reply | View Tweet |
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jackienw (Jackie ) : A day late...This Day in History: 1918 Flu Pandemic Begins http://shar.es/mo1Kx (via @AIDigest).. Updated : 2010-03-13T01:00:31Z | Reply | View Tweet |
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AIDigest (AI Digest) : A day late...This Day in History: 1918 Flu Pandemic Begins http://shar.es/mo1Kx.. Updated : 2010-03-12T23:57:19Z | Reply | View Tweet |
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Fluheadlines (Dark Agenda) : Fluheadlines This Day in History: 1918 Flu Pandemic Begins: On this day, March 11, 92 years ago, a devastating pu... http://bit.ly/bDWAEK.. Updated : 2010-03-11T16:07:09Z | Reply | View Tweet |
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ICT_magazine (ICT Magazine) : This Day in History: 1918 Flu Pandemic Begins: On this day, March 11, 92 years ago, a devastating public health c... http://bit.ly/9qQgrw.. Updated : 2010-03-11T15:02:56Z | Reply | View Tweet |
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MIT Solves the Mystery of the 1918 "Spanish Flu" Pandemic
[General Sciences]MIT researchers have explained why two mutations in the H1N1 avian flu virus were critical for viral transmission in humans during the 1918 pandemic outbreak that killed at least 50 million people -believed more than that taken by the Black Death, and higher than the number killed in World War I.
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Researchers Finally Unlock Secrets of the 1918 Flu Pandemic
[Health]Researchers have found out what made the 1918 flu pandemic so deadly -- a group of three genes that lets the virus invade the lungs and cause pneumonia. The 1918 influenza pandemic was the most devastating outbreak of infectious disease in human history, accounting for about 50 million deaths worldwide.
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The 'Bird Flu' That Killed 40 Million
[Environment]Health officials warn that millions could die in a flu pandemic. It would not be the first time. The Spanish flu virus that swept the world in 1918-19 is considered one of the most deadly diseases in history.
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Survivors of 1918 Flu Pandemic Immune 90 Years Later
[Health]People who lived through the 1918 flu pandemic that killed 50 million worldwide are still producing antibodies to the virus 90 years later, researchers report.
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Antibodies from 1918 killer flu recovered
[Health]The influenza pandemic of 1918 killed nearly 50 million people worldwide, many of whom were young, healthy adults. The antibodies were recovered from elderly survivors who still have immunity to the killer flu today.
