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Influenza is introduced as the mass murderer of 1918. To fully understand this historic flu pandemic several important questions must be answered.
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Questions:
- What is a "super virus"?
- What made the 1918 flu epidemic different from "normal" flu seasons?
- What questions must scientist answer to fully understand the 1918 flu pandemic?
- Why is it important to understand the genetic basis of the 1918 influenza virus?
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The virus spread rapidly throughout the world with two distinguishing characteristics. One was a particular symptom that it caused and the other was who was most likely to become its victims.
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Questions:
- How fast and where did the flu spread?
- What is meant by the term "heliotrope cyanosis"? What causes it?
- What is the current explanation of why this flu attacked mostly the young and healthy?
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The virus was definitely an animal virus. This clip gives some insight into how the virus actually works and why it is so successful at what it does.
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Questions:
- How does a virus survive and thrive?
- Why is it easy for a virus to mutate?
- Why is it important to specifically identify the particular virus responsible for the 1918 pandemic?
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