The way swine flu multiplies in the respiratory system is more severe than ordinary winter flu, a new study in animals finds.
Tests in monkeys, mice and ferrets show that the swine flu thrives in greater numbers all over the respiratory system, including the lungs, and causes lesions, instead of staying in the nose and throat like [...]
The new H1N1 influenza virus bears a disturbing resemblance to the virus strain that caused the 1918 flu pandemic, with a greater ability to infect the lungs than common seasonal flu viruses, researchers reported on Monday.
Tests in several animals confirmed other studies that have shown the new swine flu strain can spread beyond the upper respiratory [...]
In 1976, the cure was far more deadly than the disease…something I’ll be keeping in mind should this type of behavior from the US government surface again.
It recalled 1918, when infected soldiers returning from the trenches of World War I triggered a contagion that spread quickly around the world, killing at least 20 million [...]
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I guess that’s one way of getting a peek inside…
Source: NYTimes.com
The descendants of Geronimo have sued Skull and Bones, a secret society at Yale University with ties to the Bush family, charging that its members robbed his grave in 1918 and have kept his skull in a glass case ever since.
The claim is part [...]
Source: monstersandcritics.com
What began Monday as a celebration of Iceland’s 90th birthday since its independence from Denmark in 1918 turned into protests by several hundred people who stormed to the central bank in anger over the government’s handling of the financial crisis.
The protests were a continuation of demonstrations over the weekend that drew several [...]
