NPR reported that this dreaded disease, H5N1 or better known as "Bird Flu", is back and more virulent than ever. If it was the same ole, same ole but on a different day, it wouldn't raise any alarm bells. Tragically, however, it is a new strain, one that is not affected by any current vaccine. A flu virus of this nature resides low in the lungs and that is what makes it difficult for the body to rid itself of it. Researchers have discovered that the Spanish flu of 1918 was a strain of … [Read more...]
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