Shay Quillen: Bay Area musicians, music lovers give thanks (San Jose Mercury News)
The symptoms of human influenza were clearly described by Hippocrates roughly 2400 years ago. Since then, the virus has caused numerous pandemics. Historical data on influenza are difficult to interpret, because the symptoms can be similar to those of other diseases, such as diphtheria, pneumonic plague, typhoid fever, dengue, or typhus. The first convincing record of an influenza pandemic was of an outbreak in 1580, which began in Asia and spread to Europe via Africa. In Rome over 8,000 people were killed, and several Spanish cities were almost wiped out. Pandemics continued sporadically throughout the 17th and 18th centuries, with the pandemic of 1830–1833 being particularly widespread; it infected approximately a quarter of the people exposed.
Shay Quillen: Bay Area musicians, music lovers give thanks (San Jose Mercury News)
In honor of Thanksgiving, I invited some of our area's most prominent musicians and music lovers to share what they're thankful for this year.
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United prove revival is now genuine (The Scotsman: Sport)
THE revival of Dundee United under Craig Levein received the stamp of authenticity yesterday when they inflicted a third SPL defeat of the season on Rangers and catapulted themselves into third place in the table, level on points with their victims and...
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Shay Quillen: Bay Area musicians, music lovers give thanks (San Jose Mercury News)
Colds and flu are often confused. Find out how to tell the difference between the common cold and the flu. The flu is preventable and treatable with the antiviral medication.
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