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democraticunderground.com - 12/30/2008
Researchers unlock secrets of 1918 flu pandemic
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Source: [b]Reuters[/b] WASHINGTON (Reuters) - 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. They mixed samples of the 1918 influenza strain with modern seasonal flu viruses to find ...
New bird flu cases revive fears of human pandemic - Los Angeles Times
latimes.com - 1/4/2009
New bird flu cases revive fears of human pandemic - Los Angeles Times
— latimes.com — Just when you thought you could scratch bird flu off your list of things to worry about... in 2009, the deadly H5N1 virus has resurfaced in poultry in Hong Kong for the first time in six years, reinforcing warnings that the threat of a human pandemic ... (more) New bird flu cases revive fears of human pandemic - Los ...

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Unpacking a Pandemic — Little Green Footballs
Genetic researchers are making ground-breaking—and possibly life-saving—discoveries about the 1918 flu pandemic . WASHINGTON (Reuters) – 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 ...