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We should isolate when we have flu, not just covid-19

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We should isolate when we have flu, not just covid-19

The new social norm of isolating when ill with covid-19 should apply to other infectious diseases such as flu, says Jonathan Goodman

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First human case of H10N3 bird flu strain reported in China

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First human case of H10N3 bird flu strain reported in China

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Ambulance crews treat a patient with possible COVID-19 symptoms

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A bad UK winter could cause 120,000 hospital deaths linked to covid-19

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A pig, the animal from which the swine flu (H1N1) originated

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Swine flu (H1N1)

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How long can viruses survive outside the body?

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Australia sees huge decrease in flu cases due to coronavirus measures

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Anosmia

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Anosmia

The coronavirus owes its name to the crown-like projections that encircle the capsid.

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This week’s new questions

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Pork being sold in a market in Beijing, China

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China has 50 per cent fewer pigs – but how many of them actually died?

The fight against African swine fever is intensifying, and millions of pigs have died. But we don’t know how much of the drop in numbers is due to reduced production

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A pill that mimics natural antibodies could fight many kinds of flu

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Why air travel makes deadly disease pandemics less likely

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Contagion: How the world's biggest flu pandemic makes sense as dance

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Infections during pregnancy affect a child's brain function

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