New viral mutation made middle-aged adults more susceptible to last year's flu
Tuesday, October 21, 2014 - 12:31
in Health & Medicine
A possible explanation for why middle-aged adults were hit especially hard by the H1N1 influenza virus during the 2013-2014 influenza season has been uncovered by scientists. Their findings offer evidence that a new mutation in H1N1 viruses potentially led to more disease in these individuals.