A universal flu vaccine that could prevent a potential influenza pandemic has been a holy grail for epidemiologists around the […] In late March 2019, the World Health Organization and a vaccine advisory committee of the Food and Drug Administration selected […] Pregnant women and the extremely obese are among those at high risk for complications from the flu — including death […] Strains of the bacterium Enterobacter, similar to newly found opportunistic infectious organisms seen in a few hospital settings, have been […] Over the last two decades, large-scale outbreaks of infectious diseases have resulted in high levels of morbidity, mortality, and overall […] Mucus and other airway secretions that are expelled when a person with the flu coughs or exhales appear to protect […] Scientists have found immune cells can fight different strains of the same virus — a discovery which could help transform […] Researchers at the University of Chicago have developed a genetic screening tool that identified two key factors that allow the […] This year’s flu vaccine has been less effective in protecting people from the most common strain of the virus, compared […]Bird Flu
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