influenza
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention currently classifies the U.S. influenza season, which usually runs from October to May, as “moderate severity.”
From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026
What has helped is that the threat of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu, has faded.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026
Research Associate Professor of Gerontology Jung Ki Kim, the study's first author, noted that earlier studies have linked adult vaccines, including shingles and influenza shots, to lower risks of dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases.
From Science Daily • Feb. 26, 2026
In that case, nearly 150 tigers died or were euthanised to prevent further spread of the influenza.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026
The greatest single epidemic in human history was the one of influenza that killed 21 million people at the end of the First World War.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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World War I
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An Explanation of Herd Immunity from "On Immunity" by Eula Biss
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Latin Love, Vol II: fluere
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