Influenza infection is self-limiting in humans, but the virus is notorious for causing substantial mortality and morbidity worldwide. Clinical features of influenza virus infection in humans encompass ...

From the closing of borders to mandatory quarantines, governments around the world are taking drastic steps to try to contain the coronavirus pandemic. Past outbreaks provide a blueprint for ...

A groundbreaking study by researchers from the Universities of Basel and Zurich has unlocked one of the most significant viral mysteries of the 20th century. By decoding the genome of the 1918 ...

The 1918 influenza pandemic remains the deadliest in modern history, killing tens of millions — and leaving scientists with enduring questions about how it began. A century later, a virologist and ...

Although researchers continue to debate the exact location where the pandemic began, there is no credible evidence that anything other than H1N1, a type of influenza A virus, was responsible for it.

KEARNEY - As a young girl, Valerie Lee Vierk walked past the results of the 1918 influenza epidemic. Her daily walks with her mother through the Ravenna cemetery revealed tombstones for those who had ...

The decision is history repeating itself: During the 1918 influenza pandemic, "Halloween parties in general, as well as other social functions attracting large numbers of people (were) discouraged" by ...