In 1918, a strain of influenza known as Spanish flu caused a global pandemic, spreading rapidly and killing indiscriminately.

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A pandemic occurs when an entirely new and ... Hence it became known as “Spanish flu.” By June influenza reached from Algeria to New Zealand. Still, a 1927 study concluded, “In many parts ...

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It has been shown in vitro to cover all major influenza A strains that have arisen since the 1918 ‘Spanish flu’ pandemic and is designed as a universal prophylactic for influenza A.

As demands for food-related assistance rise in the Bay Area, food pantries and banks are grappling with a drop in resources.

Adrian Atencio, 30, fell to his knees and ran his hands through the red earth in the well of the floor in the Santuario.

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In recent weeks, a small but pointed COVID-based theater project has triggered a strange trail of digital disruption.

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Bird flu infections have been rare among people, but the pathogen is evolving, which has scientists worried about a possible ...