1918 Flu Pandemic: Study Reveals That Frail, Sickly People Were More Likely To Die of the Virus, Countering Belief That The Young, Healthy Were Equally Vulnerable

Medicine & Technology Oct 12, 2023

While it was a long-standing belief that the young and healthy were equally vulnerable to the 1918 spanish flu, a new study shows that this was not the case. Read to learn more.

'Russian Flu' That Emerged in 1889, Possibly a Coronavirus; Pandemic Killed More Older Adults Than Children

Feb 17, 2022

Scientists recently expressed suspicion that a mysterious respiratory illness called the Russian flu, may, in fact, have been caused by a pandemic coronavirus akin to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that's causing COVID-19.

World War I Human Tissue a Breakthrough to Sequencing 1918 Pandemic Genome

May 18, 2021

Human tissues from WWI helped researchers to study the 1918 influenza pandemic. It opened the analysis of the flu genome's mutation and transition over time.

Why the Worst Year to be Alive in Human History is Not the Current Pandemic

May 04, 2021

Do you know when is the worst year to be alive in human history? It's neither the current pandemic nor the years of holocaust nor the Black Death are the answer.