Flu (Influenza)

Pandemic

Timeline of Human Flu Pandemics

A timeline that documents the years in which pandemics occured over the past century, as well as the years in which bird flu strains made the jump to people.

NIAID Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Program and Research Timeline (PDF)

This timeline shows recent pandemic influenza research activities.

Deconstructing the 1918 Flu Virus: What Made It So Deadly?

The influenza pandemic of 1918, also known as the Spanish Flu, remains the most deadly in recent history. Death estimates ranging between 20 and 40 million people worldwide. Researchers set out to answer why.

• Discovering Why the Spanish Flu Was So Deadly
• Toxic Traces: What Made the 1918 Influenza Virus So Deadly?
• Can 1918 Flu Survivors Offer Clues for Protecting Against a New Pandemic?

Preventing Another Pandemic

Researchers investigate various approaches to preventing an influenza pandemic.

• NIAID Lab Helps Ready Us for Potential Pandemic
• Vaccinating Children to Produce "Community Immunity
• What Makes One H5 Virus Strain More Deadly Than Another?
• Bird Watching: Researcher Keeps Eyes Peeled for Next Pandemic
• Quail May Be Key Link in Spread of Bird Flu
• "Hidden" Protein May Explain Why Some Flus Are More Dangerous Than Others
• Surveillance Experts Find New Route for Avian Flu
• First U.S. Clinical Trials of Bird Flu Vaccine in Progress

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