Tag: Influenza
Zombie flu: How the 1919 influenza pandemic fueled the rise of...
Elizabeth Outka, University of Richmond
Zombies have lurched to the center of Halloween culture, with costumes proliferating as fast as the monsters themselves. This year,...
Why the flu shot cannot give you the flu (and why...
Libby Richards, Purdue University
Flu vaccination prevents millions of flu-related illnesses and deaths annually, but vaccination rates are low for many reasons.
During the 2018-2019 flu...
Countering misinformation about flu vaccine is harder than it seems
Matthew Motta, University of Pennsylvania; Dominik Stecula, University of Pennsylvania, and Kathryn Haglin, University of Pennsylvania
Many Americans hold beliefs about the flu vaccine that...
Why washing your hands well is so important to protect your...
Michelle Sconce Massaquoi, University of Oregon
During my second year of graduate school, I moved in with my sister’s family to save money. “You must...
Three reasons the US is not ready for the next pandemic
Christine Crudo Blackburn, Texas A&M University ; Andrew Natsios, Texas A&M University , and Gerald W. Parker, Texas A&M University
One hundred years after...
Influenza’s wild origins in the animals around us
Jonathan Runstadler, Tufts University
In the early 20th century, the leading cause of death was infectious disease. Epidemics erupted with little warning, seemingly out of...
What the flu does to your body, and why it makes...
Laura Haynes, University of Connecticut
Every year, from 5 to 20 percent of the people in the United States will become infected with influenza virus....
4 things you need to know right now to protect yourself...
Arnold Monto, University of Michigan
This has been a particularly bad influenza season, starting early especially in the South and West Coast in the U.S....
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
