Fatal cases of 2009 H1N1 influenza caused damage throughout airway
Researchers from the National Institutes of Health and the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner report that in fatal cases of 2009 H1N1 influenza, the virus caused damage to cells throughout the respiratory airway, much like the viruses that caused the 1918 and 1957 influenza pandemics.
Two more confirmed cases of influenza A/H1N1 turn up, Australian Department of health and aging said on Wednesday.