The virus has not yet evolved to spread efficiently between people. Excellent vaccine technology exists, but the government ...

Bird flu continues to spread quickly through the U.S. farm system because that system is inherently a viral playground.

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s newly appointed Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) upheld ...

In February 1976, 19-year-old U.S. Army Pvt. David Lewis died at Fort Dix, New Jersey, from a respiratory illness. Testing revealed infection with a novel influenza strain similar to the 1918 Spanish ...

Deadly viruses throughout history From the Ebola to COVID-19, diseases caused by viruses have killed humans throughout history. Viruses are much older than human beings, possibly even older than ...

Many of the protections and behaviours that helped us during the pandemic — like staying home when sick, wearing masks, and ...

In 1918, a strain of influenza known as Spanish flu caused a global pandemic, spreading rapidly and killing indiscriminately.

The 1918 influenza pandemic remains the deadliest in modern history, killing tens of millions — and leaving scientists with enduring questions about how it began.

For years, internet users have shared a rumor about U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. falsely claiming that vaccines caused the 1918-1919 influenza pandemic known as the Spanish flu.

COVID and the 1918 flu pandemic gave us playbooks on how to prepare for the next pandemic. But we aren’t using it. Skip to main content. Scientific American. March 13, 2025. 9 min read.

The claim: The 1918 flu pandemic was caused by vaccines. An Oct. 19 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) includes a video with the title “The good ol’ Kansas Flu.”“In 1918, 50 to 100 ...

HEALTH Skeletons from 1918 flu pandemic reveal clues about those most likely to die, study finds New research seems to contradict a long-standing belief that young, healthy people were most at risk ...