Dual pathogen attack
More than 85 percent of deaths during the Spanish flu pandemic were not primarily due to the influenza virus, but to a secondary bacterial infection
26-May-2023 -
According to estimates, around 50 million people died from the Spanish flu that broke out in 1918. This pandemic was triggered by a highly infectious strain of the influenza virus. Based on historical and clinical data, we know today that in a large proportion of cases the cause of death was not ...
bacteria
cryo-electron microscopy
influenza vaccination
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