May the analysis of 1918 influenza pandemic give hints to imagine the possible magnitude of Corona Virus Disease-2019 (COVID-19)?

Abstract Background In 1918 an unknown infectious agent spread around the world infecting over one-third of the general population and killing almost 50 million people. Many countries were at war, the First World War. Since Spain was a neutral country and Spanish press could report about the infecti...

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Main Authors: Raffaele Scarpa, Francesco Caso, Luisa Costa, Saverio Passavanti, Maria Grazia Vitale, Claudia Trojaniello, Antonio Del Puente, Paolo A. Ascierto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-12-01
Series:Journal of Translational Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12967-020-02673-6