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Swine Flu: New and Improved!

Posted on May 2, 2011 by David Esteban

Contributed by guest blogger: Marni Hershbain ’11
Flu season is never enjoyable, but some seasons are certainly worse than others. The 2009 swine flu outbreak was particularly serious because the 2009 H1N1 strain was a novel virus, formed via … Continue reading →

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The Role of Social Networks in H1N1 Transmission Within a School

Posted on February 9, 2011 by David Esteban

Contributed by Guest Blogger: Aaron Grober ’11
The H1N1 subtype of the Influenza type A virus, known colloquially as “swine flu,” was the most common cause of human influenza infection in 2009, and remained a major concern in sparking a … Continue reading →

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1918 and 2009

Posted on October 12, 2010 by David Esteban

The 1918 influenza pandemic (the “Spanish Flu”), by some estimates, killed as many as 100 million people in a very short period of time.  The 2009 “Swine Flu” pandemic didnt kill so many, but it spread rapidly and widely across … Continue reading →

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