Uptick in avian flu cases poses little threat to humans
Risk of transmission to people and pets is very low unless you're regularly in contact with birds
Tag: Influenza
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Sugar molecules in lungs linked with risk of death from influenza
New research by leading glycomics expert points to new drug targets that could help reduce death rates and prevent future flu pandemics
Flu deaths rise when cities get pro sports teams: study
New research has implications for reopening arenas to fans during COVID-19 pandemic
Our pandemic response seems like a guessing game
From suspect modelling to poor stockpiling to a lack of perspective on historic events, we failed to be ready for COVID-19
Past becomes present for history grad who studied Spanish flu
Why the COVID-19 pandemic feels familiar to Suzanna Wagner, who wrote her thesis on Canadian nurses in the First World War
Use science, not speculation, to save seniors and businesses
Locking down society, and business, makes no sense in the battle against COVID-19. It’s time to take a more measured approach
COVID-19’s elder virus brother, the Spanish flu
An estimated 500 million people contracted the Spanish flu, and the death toll was between 17 million and 50 million
Flu pandemic of 1918 brutal, virulent killer
One hundred years ago, a flu pandemic swept across the world, killing tens of millions of people, particularly those in the prime of life
The Coronavirus – 1918 all over again?
We are no better prepared than we were for the great influenza pandemic of 1918
Here’s why you should get your flu shot every year
Influenza is one of Canada’s top 10 infectious diseases and has a catastrophic impact on society’s most vulnerable