Influenza Virus

Our immune systems can swing from cytokine storm to immune suppression when fighting infection; understanding why could help us tackle the flu and COVID-19

From the bubonic plague to the Spanish flu, pandemics are not new, but the modern world brings with it amazing advancements and particular challenges

New research has discovered why some people aren’t immune to the flu even after they’ve had the vaccination

New software based on statistical probability principles is helping forecast our flu season, and could also identify the level of threat of a bioterrorist attack

Patients that become very ill after briefly recovering from a primary infection like flu may have an ‘immunological scar’, and intensive care treatments could be part of the problem

Researchers have discovered a way to prime the immune system to potentially tackle respiratory infections before we get sick, and work is underway on developing a treatment

Research finds special flu-fighting cells in our noses that not only stop the influenza virus in its tracks, but could also open the way for a one-shot flu vaccine

A crack team of international scientists are dedicated to fighting the flu, tracking its many mutations across the globe