influenza
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"The symptoms are classically of respiratory illness, rather like a severe influenza infection or Covid-19 - people get very breathless," said centre director Prof Emma Thomson.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
Despite the fatalities, officials have emphasized that the broader public risk remains low, noting that hantavirus doesn’t spread as easily as airborne pathogens such as influenza or Covid-19.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
“COVID doesn’t seem to play by the same rules that influenza tends to play by, where its cycle is predictable.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention currently classifies the U.S. influenza season, which usually runs from October to May, as “moderate severity.”
From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026
Starting the previous year, the worst influenza epidemic in history had struck the nation.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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