First Wave Of Swine Flu Hit Young People Harder Than Expected

Courtesy ScienceDaily  Sat, 07/04/2009 - 23:30

A mathematical epidemiologist is researching the A(H1N1) influenza pandemic strain circulating around the world.

The new study's findings reveal an age shift in the proportion of cases toward a younger population when compared with historical patterns of seasonal influenza in Mexico.

"For the 1918 ("Spanish flu") influenza pandemic, this was the pattern -- first a mild wave, and then a severe one with higher case fatality rates," notes one of the researchers.

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