"The lower-than-expected mortality among individuals who were >45 years old in 1918 (i.e., those born before 1873; see the discussion below) implies partial protection from disease and perhaps infection [5–7]. One possible explanation is previous exposure to an antigenically related virus that had circulated widely." —Dr Anthony Fauci #A…
"The lower-than-expected mortality among individuals who were >45 years old in 1918 (i.e., those born before 1873; see the discussion below) implies partial protection from disease and perhaps infection [5–7]. One possible explanation is previous exposure to an antigenically related virus that had circulated widely." —Dr Anthony Fauci
David M. Morens, Anthony S. Fauci, The 1918 Influenza Pandemic: Insights for the 21st Century, The Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 195, Issue 7, 1 April 2007, Pages 1018–1028, https://doi.org/10.1086/511989
"The lower-than-expected mortality among individuals who were >45 years old in 1918 (i.e., those born before 1873; see the discussion below) implies partial protection from disease and perhaps infection [5–7]. One possible explanation is previous exposure to an antigenically related virus that had circulated widely." —Dr Anthony Fauci
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David M. Morens, Anthony S. Fauci, The 1918 Influenza Pandemic: Insights for the 21st Century, The Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 195, Issue 7, 1 April 2007, Pages 1018–1028, https://doi.org/10.1086/511989