Holiday Uptick in Severe H1N1 Flu
Holiday Uptick in Severe H1N1 Flu H1N1 swine flu is still here — and now is the time for everyone to get their H1N1 vaccinations, the CDC urges. The fall/winter wave of H1N1 swine flu ebbed in December. But there was a disturbing and unusual holiday uptick in flu hospitalizations and deaths. Whether there will [...]
Avian Influenza Virus Increases Risk for Parkinson’s Disease | Avian influenza
Avian Influenza Virus Increases Risk for Parkinson’s Disease | Avian influenza According to researchers, at least one strain of the H5N1 avian influenza virus leaves survivors at significantly increased risk for Parkinson’s disease and possibly other neurological problems later in life. The researchers reported that mice which survived infection with an H5N1 flu strain were [...]
