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Protective immunity and susceptibility to infectious diseases: lessons from the 1918 influenza pandemic

The influenza pandemic of 1918 killed nearly 50 million people worldwide and was characterized by an atypical W-shaped mortality curve, where adults between the ages of 30–60 years fared better than younger adults aged 18–30 years. In this review, we will discuss why this influenza virus strain was...

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Autores principales: Ahmed, Rafi, Oldstone, Michael B A, Palese, Peter
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group US 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7097533/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17952044
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ni1530