The science behind why the 1918 flu is “the mother of all pandemics” continues to challenge scientists today. Olivia sheds some light on why this flu was so powerful and what we learned from it.
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Sources:
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/viruses/types.htm
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/viruses/change.htm
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3291398/
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