Where will the pandemic influenza come from?
Many experts believe that the pandemic influenza of 1918 started in the United States. However, a number of new influenza viruses have originated in Asia. The speed and amount of international travel will make it very easy for a new virus to spread across the world. Cases of human infection with the avian flu virus have been reported in several countries, including Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Iraq, Thailand, Turkey and Vietnam.
1918 Pandemic FluMany experts believe that the pandemic influenza of 1918 started in the United States. However, a number of new influenza viruses have originated in Asia. The speed and amount of international travel will make it very easy for a new virus to spread across the world. Cases of human infection with the avian flu virus have been reported in several countries, including Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Iraq, Thailand, Turkey and Vietnam.
Many experts believe that the pandemic influenza of 1918 started in the United States. However, a number of new influenza viruses have originated in Asia. The speed and amount of international travel will make it very easy for a new virus to spread across the world. Cases of human infection with the avian flu virus have been reported in several countries, including Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam.