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The war was over but Spanish Flu would kill millions more
(Telegraph 11/11/2009)
On Armistice Day 1918 Britain was in the grip of Spanish Flu which could kill its victims in hours says Juliet Nicolson. In the months that led up to the November 11 Armistice of 1918, the world's armies and navies had begun to disperse. On their way home, the demobilised took with them a virulent virus. The fetid, rat-rich, body-rotting trenches provided ideal breeding grounds for the virus that would be responsible for more than five times as many deaths as the war itself.
Misuse of aspirin might have caused high death rate during 1918-1919 influenza pandemic
(World health - EU Monitor 03/10/2009)
High aspirin dosing levels used to treat patients during the 1918-1919 pandemic are now known to cause, in some cases, toxicity and a dangerous build up of fluid in the lungs, which may have contributed to the incidence and severity of symptoms, bacterial infections, and mortality. Additionally, autopsy reports from 1918 are consistent with what we know today about the dangers of aspirin toxicity, as well as the expected viral causes of death.
First swine flu death in London
(BBC 03/07/2009)
A 19-year-old has died from swine flu in London, health authorities confirm.
Warning over fake Tamiflu sales
(BBC 03/07/2009)
People should not buy anti-flu drug Tamiflu over the internet without a prescription, experts warn.
WHO warns swine flu 'unstoppable'
(BBC 03/07/2009)
The UN's top health official tells a swine flu forum in Mexico that the spread of the virus worldwide is now unstoppable. The WHO says most H1N1 cases are mild, with many people recovering unaided. As the summit opened, the UK alone was projecting more than 100,000 new cases of H1N1 a day by the end of the summer.
Swine flu policy shift expected
(BBC 02/07/2009)
The government is set to signal a shift in policy in its fight against swine flu, the BBC understands.
Swine flu policy shift expected
(BBC 02/07/2009)
The government is set to signal a shift in policy in its fight against swine flu, the BBC understands.
Government names swine flu 'tsar'
(BBC 06/05/2009)
The government has appointed a swine flu "tsar" for England to deal with the threat of a pandemic. Ian Dalton, currently chief executive of NHS North East, will become national director for NHS Flu Resilience. He will ensure that the NHS "is in the best possible position to protect the population," the health secretary said. The appointment came as the number of UK cases of the H1N1 virus reached 28 and information leaflets about the disease began dropping through doors.
Influenza evolving
(BBC 29/04/2009)
The flu virus is a survivor. It must continually evolve in order to evade its biggest threat - the immune system. Mammals, including humans, make antibodies, which recognise and target the virus. "So it has to keep mutating to escape being destroyed," explains David Morens from the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
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