Back to the Future: Lessons Learned From the 1918 Influenza Pandemic

Back to the Future: Lessons Learned From the 1918 Influenza Pandemic

2018 marks the 100-year anniversary of the 1918 influenza pandemic, which killed ~50 million people worldwide. The severity of this pandemic resulted from a complex interplay between viral, host, and societal factors. Here, we review the viral, genetic and immune factors that contributed to the seve...

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Main Authors: Kirsty R. Short, Katherine Kedzierska, Carolien E. van de Sandt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
influenza
pandemic
1918
host factors
viral factors
external factors
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2018.00343/full

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