Episode 49 – Is 2009A/H1N1 Outbreak A Herald Wave?

 

Episode 49 - Is 2009A/H1N1 Outbreak A Herald Wave? Dr. Paul Glezen, M. D., Molecular Virologist at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, has published data that shows there were short herald waves of influenza virus outbreaks before the 1918 Spanish flu, the 1957 – 1958 Asian flu and the 1968 Hong Kong flu.This week I asked him if he thinks the 2009 A/H1N1 could be a herald wave of a much more serious flu epidemic upcoming in Fall 2009.

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