One of the diseases your immune system has had the pleasure of combating is influenza. Visit the following web sites to learn more about the behavior of the viruses that cause influenza.
Influenza: http://www.cdc.gov/flu/
The influenza epidemic of 1918: http://www.stanford.edu/group/virus/uda/
After reading through this web site, visit the following web sites to get current and past information regarding the frequency and spread of this disease.
Weekly reports of influenza in the US: http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/fluactivity.htm
The United Nations FluNet site: http://www.who.int/topics/influenza/en/
Looking at the data (maps or tables) for few past years, can you find patterns that suggest worldwide flu seasons or are flu seasons different for different global regions? Which years have had the worst flu outbreaks? Based on these readings, hypothesize what has happened to the influenza virus during these years. Write a short report concerning the nature of the influenza virus and the disease it causes in humans. Include answers to the above questions within this report.
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