Can a Movie Convince People to Fight the Flu? (0)
9/23/11 •
Infection Control Today September 2011 Imagine this: A dangerous virus, with origins in the Southern Hemisphere, is about to begin infecting millions of Americans and could end up killing tens of thousands. At the same time, federal, state and local health officials are marshalling resources to defend against an outbreak that has the potential to overwhelm the [...] …read the full article
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Old osteoporosis drug may help in killing flu viruses (0)
6/29/11 •
By Tan Ee Lyn
HONG KONG (Reuters) – A old osteoporosis drug may be effective in killing a range of influenza viruses, including ones that are very dangerous to people like the H5N1 bird flu virus, scientists in Hong Kong reported on Wednesday.
Unlike antiviral drugs that target and mute flu viruses, the drug pamidronate boosts a [...]
Study Finds Two-Seat ‘Hot Zone’ for Flu Spread on Planes (0)
6/16/11 •
Denise Mann, HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, June 15 (HealthDay News) — During the H1N1 flu pandemic of 2009, some people stopped flying out of fear of catching the virus while in the close quarters of an airplane cabin, but a new study shows that the “danger zone” for flu transmission is just a two-seat circumference around where [...]
‘Networking’ turns up flu viruses with close ties to pandemic of 2009 (0)
6/16/11 •
Daniel Janies, via EurekAlert!
June 13, 2011 (Ohio State University) – Scientists using new mathematical and computational techniques have identified six influenza A viruses that have particularly close genetic relationships to the H1N1 “swine” flu virus that swept through the United States beginning in the spring of 2009. That virus eventually killed almost 18,000 people worldwide.
Biological studies focused [...]
CDC reports instance of probable human-to-human swine-origin flu spread (0)
6/07/11 •
Lisa Schnirring Staff Writer
Jun 2, 2011 (CIDRAP News) – The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today issued its initial assessment of the 2010-11 flu season, giving new details about swine-origin novel H3N2 infections, including probable human-to-human transmission between a Minnesota man and his child who were sick in November.
Human infections with the [...]
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