Avian Flu: The H5N1 Virus Introduction: When I started thinking about topics for my virology paper I drew a blank. Then I remembered that I was beginning to hear a lot about a new flu virus on the news. I was curious about it and I didn't know very much about it, because on the news they d...

In the 1950's, summertime was a time of fear for many parents. Summertime was the season when children by the hundreds became infected with the crippling disease "poliomyelitis". This fear was finally lifted when it was announced that Dr. Jonas Salk had developed a vaccine against the disease. Salk...

The Flu Epidemic of 1918 Walking down any given street in the year 1918 between the months of June and December, one would take notice of coffins lining the sidewalks. Nobody was on the streets, and dead bodies were stuffed into every available space. The Flu Epidemic of 1918 not only was the mo...