Comparing COVID-19 and the 1918 –19 influenza pandemics in the United Kingdom

The fast spread and high fatality rate of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) remind us of the first pandemic in the last century — the 1918–19 influenza pandemic. Indeed, the SARS-CoV-2 and the 1918 A/H1N1 influenza virus share some common properties:

Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases - June 25, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Daihai He, Shi Zhao, Yingke Li, Peihua Cao, Daozhou Gao, Yijun Lou, Lin Yang Tags: Perspective Source Type: research