Spreading the flu

There’s a new spectre when it comes to global diseases.

In a recent breakthrough against influenza scientists created the antivirals Relenza and Tamiflu, the first effective treatment against the virus.

Here's what would happen if a flu epidemic hit the world.

Infection with influenza at various points in one's life is inevitable, unless one happens to live in an extremely remote and isolated community.

Even the old killer germs – the ones we thought we’d beaten – have learnt to adapt to our fancy medicines.

There’s much we can do to protect ourselves from the germs that cross our path.

The flu virus can be "aerosolised" or can be transmitted by means of direct contact.