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Flu virus strains originate in Asia
Viruses that originate in East and Southeast Asia migrate around the world and 'seed' outbreaks of the most common strains of the influenza virus A (H3N2), a recent study found. Read

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The flu virus
Three types of flu viruses, The notation of influenza viruses, Worldwide flu surveillance, How flu viruses change, A new killer-flu pandemic?, more...

Spreading the flu
How do people get flu?, How does the flu virus spread?

Treatment
Go the oseltamivir route, When should you see a doctor?, Over-the-counter drugs or antibiotics?, Flu complications, Who is most at risk?, more...

The lighter side of flu
Quotes and jokes about flu, When are you too sick , A day in the life of a flu virus, Why do I get a cold, but my husband always the flu?

You and Flu
Flu and breastfeeding, Flu and the elderly, Flu and the workplace, Flu and smokers, Flu and sport, more...

Preventing flu
What is the flu vaccine?, Who should be vaccinated?, When to be vaccinated?, How effective is the vaccine, Side effects of the vaccine, more...

The 1918 epidemic
How this flu spread in SA, Symptoms of this killer flu, 1918 - where this flu came form, 1918 - who was affected by the flu?, 1918 - why the flu spread so rapidly, more...

Bird flu and Sars
Q&A of bird flu, Avian influenza (bird flu), When's a Sars case a Sars case?, What you can do to prevent Sars, SARS, more...

Health tips
Avoiding the killer flu, Flu: when to see a doctor, Break the fever, Fight flu with these foods, Stop sinusitis in its tracks, more...

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