Bird’s-eye view (Reading Eagle)
The Spanish flu pandemic was truly global, spreading even to the Arctic and remote Pacific islands. The unusually severe disease killed between 2 and 20% of those infected, as opposed to the more usual flu epidemic mortality rate of 0.1%. Another unusual feature of this pandemic was that it mostly killed young adults, with 99% of pandemic influenza deaths occurring in people under 65, and more than half in young adults 20 to 40 years old. This is unusual since influenza is normally most deadly to the very young (under age 2) and the very old (over age 70). The total mortality of the 1918–1919 pandemic is not known, but it is estimated that 2.5% to 5% of the world's population was killed. As many as 25 million may have been killed in the first 25 weeks; in contrast, HIV/AIDS has killed 25 million in its first 25 years.
Bird’s-eye view (Reading Eagle)
Landover, MD - Highlights, lowlights and other observations from the Eagles’ 33-25 win over the Washington Redskins at FedEx Field.
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Bye-Bye, Birdie (Arab News)
ALKHOBAR, 4 November 2007 — Bird Flu hasn’t been in the news much lately. Still, controls set up to slow the spread of this disease are very much in force. Such controls affect not only those in the live animal trade, but also expatriates planning to take their pets home.
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Eastland turns back River Ridge (The Prairie Advocate)
LANARK Host Eastland won its 21st varsity volleyball match of the season last Tuesday (Oct. 16), defeating River Ridge 2-0 (25-14, 25-10). With the win over River Ridge, Eastland improved to 21-8.
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Bird’s-eye view (Reading Eagle)
How Does the Flu Spread? This virus gets around in little drops that spray out of an infected person's mouth and nose when he or she sneezes, coughs, or even laughs. You can catch the flu from someone who has it if you breathe in some of those tiny flu-infected drops. You can also catch the flu if those drops get on your hands and you touch your mouth or nose. No wonder people are always saying to cover your mouth when you sneeze!
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