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Survivors Of 1918 Flu Pandemic Protected With A Lifetime Immunity To Virus
Main Category: Flu / Cold / SARS Also Included In: Immune System / Vaccines Article Date: 19 Aug 2008 New research has discovered that infection and natural exposure to the 1918 influenza virus made survivors ...
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Survivors of 1918 flu pandemic protected with a lifetime immunity to virus
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Wires, more: 1918 flu pandemic survivors still have immunity armor;...
Wires, more: 1918 flu pandemic survivors still have immunity armor; 'Could be clue to better vaccines Elderly people who survived exposure to the killer influenza of 1918 still maintain powerful B-cell and ...
Flu Antibodies Recovered From 1918 Pandemic Survivors
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Survivors of 1918 Flu Pandemic Immune 90 Years Later
People who lived through the 1918 flu pandemic that killed 50 million worldwide are still producing antibodies to the virus 90 years later, researchers report.
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Sun, Aug 17, 2008 Nearly a century after history's most lethal flu faded away, survivors' bloodstreams still carry super-potent protection against the 1918 virus, demonstrating the remarkable durability of the ...
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Ex-inmate helps make Bush nominee 'controversial'
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New insight into most common forebrain malformation
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