Matt Haig

We often joke about men moaning about being ill, whether it's man flu or anything else. We want them to be silent and strong about these things. And that's quite dangerous when it comes to depression, because talking about it helps. People bottle it up until it's too late.

British Novelist

Irwin Redlener

From a population point of view, it's actually very important that as few people as possible get the flu. People getting the flu is not a private matter. The risk for healthy people is really about your friends and neighbors and fellow travelers.

American Activist

Angus Deaton

You can find episodes like the flu epidemic or war times when mortality rates go up, but sustained increases in mortality for any major group in any society are really quite rare. It's an indication that something is very wrong.

British Economist

Johnny Depp

When I auditioned for '21 Jump Street,' it was a last minute thing. I had one of the worst flus that I've ever experienced in my life, and I was forced to go to the audition, the screen test.

American Actor

Meg Tilly

There we times when everybody in the house has the flu. You're cleaning up vomit and it's 2 in the morning, and you're wishing there was somebody else there to help you.

American Actress

Robbie Williams

Depression isn't about, 'Woe is me, my life is this, that and the other', it's like having the worst flu all day that you just can't kick.

British Musician

Chuck Palahniuk

The best thing about getting a flu shot is that you never again need to wash your hands. That's how I see it.

American Novelist

Jackie Coogan

I had the flu in New York and pushed the President of the United States off the front pages.

Harvey V. Fineberg

The flu is very unpredictable when it begins and in how it takes off.

Educator

Michael E. Mann

There is no bird flu in commercial stocks.

American Scientist

Flu is more common during certain seasons, especially winter, which can be relevant in discussions.

Seasonal Timing

Don't confuse the flu with a common cold; flu symptoms are usually more severe and abrupt.

Not a Cold

Talk about the flu often includes discussions about flu shots, an annual vaccine to prevent it.

Vaccination Context

When 'flu' is preceded by a modifier like 'swine', it often refers to an epidemic of specific concern.

Epidemic Reference

Some flu types, like the Spanish flu, are historical events and may come up in news or history contexts.

News and History

Some flu variants are associated with animals, like 'bird flu,' and can jump from animals to humans.

Animal Association

 How do you get them mobilized around the world if you've shut all the airports down? How do you get the vaccines moved around the world and the drugs moved, and whatever may or not be available that would work. So it turns out that shutting down the airports is counterproductive. We're worried because this virus, unlike any other flu

Laurie Garrett: What can...

 Viruses are a type of organic parasite infecting nearly all forms of life. To survive and reproduce, they must move through three contact with a susceptible host, infection and replication, and transmission to other individuals. As an example, let’s look at human influenza.

How do viruses jump from...

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 disease transmission during transcontinental flights is high making it possible for one sick person to cause simultaneous outbreaks in multiple geographic locations I am most afraid of the flu because it's so common that people don't really take it seriously

Pandemic Prepping PIPE...

 that could work very, very quickly. Now I don't have an exact budget for what this would cost, but I'm quite sure it's very modest compared to the potential harm. The World Bank estimates that if we have a worldwide flu epidemic,

Bill Gates: The next...

 how can we study an outbreak that hasn't happened yet influenza pandemic we face with the potential to kill millions worldwide what would the next one look like it's a difficult question because historically flu pandemics have

How data can predict the...

 and neutralizing its responses, allowing the virus to proliferate. Starting anywhere from two to twenty days after contraction, initial symptoms like high temperature, aching, and sore throat resemble those of a typical flu,

What we know (and don't...

 All year long, researchers at hundreds of hospitals around the world collect samples from flu patients and send them to top virology experts with one to design the vaccine for the next flu season.

How often should you get...

 die of seasonal flu. In the developing world, the data is much sketchier but the death toll is almost certainly higher. You know, the problem is if this virus occasionally mutates so dramatically,

Seth Berkley: HIV and...

 I felt free, independent and completely in control of my life. That is, until my life took a detour. I went home from work early one day with what I thought was the flu,