Swine Flu Related to 1918 Strain

By Harry Kimball, Newser Staff

Posted Jul 13, 2009 3:36 PM CDT

(Newser) – The H1N1 virus can more easily infect the lungs than the common seasonal flu, a new study finds, making it more likely to cause pneumonia. What’s more, the present virus bears troubling resemblance to the 1918 strain that killed more than 40 million people... Read full story »

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