The 1918 Spanish influenza: integrating history and biology.
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In 1918 an influenza pandemic killed 40 million people. It is now possible to study the genetic features of the 1918 virus. Such analyses will try to answer questions about the origin and the unusual virulence of this pandemic virus.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Microbes and infection
دوره 3 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2001