influenza
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"Not only did mice with an arginine-rich diet have milder symptoms from viral infections, giving the mice arginine after influenza infection improved their outcomes too," Wu notes.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026
Emily Burton, conservation manager, said: "Gannet populations have suffered significant declines, and many colonies are still recovering from the impacts of avian influenza."
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Scientists also track the evolution of influenza viruses to help determine which strains should be targeted by seasonal vaccines.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026
A continued drop in drug overdose deaths contributed to the low rate, while influenza and pneumonia now rank among the top 10 causes of death, according to a CDC preliminary report.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
The safety index varies over time, death from influenza and pneumonia going from a safety index of approximately 2.7 in 1900 to approximately 3.7 in 1980.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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The fresh mutations have happened in a group of H3N2 influenzas.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2025
Human contact with nonhuman animals accounts for our influenzas as well, which usually emerge from wild aquatic birds.
From New York Times ● Jul. 25, 2023
That’s because avian and swine influenzas have caused pandemics in humans, including the 1918 flu pandemic, which was caused by a virus that originated in birds, and the 2009 swine flu pandemic.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 24, 2023
“In the last 20 years we’ve had many of these pathogens emerge or re-emerge: SARS, MERS, different avian influenzas, Zika, yellow fever and of course SARS-CoV-2,” van Kerkhove said.
From Reuters ● Aug. 20, 2021
Then romance also fled, for Prue came bustling in, and Moor was called to talk of influenzas, while his thoughts were full of love.
From Moods by Louisa May Alcott
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