Why it’s too early to compare COVID-19 with the flu Experts say likening novel coronavirus to the flu understates what’s at stake. To fight the next major pandemic, flu hunters turn to these ...

A university professor and two students recreated a virus identical to the one that caused the devastating 1918 Spanish Flu ...

Experts believe older people who were infected by Spanish flu may have previously encountered ... by Public Health Canada which harvested news of the SARS outbreak as it showed itself in China.

In 1918, a strain of influenza known as Spanish flu caused a global pandemic, spreading rapidly and killing indiscriminately. Young, old, sick and otherwise-healthy people all became infected — at ...

The outbreak of this influenza virus, also known as Spanish flu, spread with astonishing speed around the world, overwhelming India, and reaching Australia and the remote Pacific islands.

News of the pandemic was suppressed in belligerent ... probably giving rise to the name Spanish flu or "Spanish Lady". "It is truly a strange thing to come across a relative, executor or friend ...

Spanish hospitals are having a hard time dealing with the increased number of people with flu, overwhelming the emergency services of a dozen autonomous communities, according to local media reports.

In 1918, the world experienced its last major pandemic: the outbreak of the “Spanish flu.” It was the deadliest pandemic in human history in terms of the per-capita mortality rate. As many ...

What can the 1918 Flu epidemic teach us about COVID-19, asks Professor Marc Zimmer. CC Magazine: The Spanish Flu didn’t start in Spain. Why did the Iberian country get stuck with the name? Marc Zimmer ...