NIH scientists explore 1510 influenza pandemic and lessons learned
Saturday, November 13, 2010 - 05:10
in Health & Medicine
History's first recognised influenza pandemic originated in Asia and rapidly spread to other continents 500 years ago, in the summer of 1510. A new commentary by researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, explores the 1510 pandemic and what we have learned since then about preventing, controlling and treating influenza...