I am following the swine flu outbreak in Mexico City a little too closely. I doesn't help that I can recall in vivid detail how people in the 1918 pandemic died plus the pandemic was odd in that more young adults died than normal and that the current swine flu seems to be following that pattern. Oh, and both viruses were/are novel H1N1 swine/avian/human mixes.
At least now, unlike then, we actually know what causes influenza...
At least now, unlike then, we actually know what causes influenza...
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