The term “original antigenic sin”(OAS) was first used in the 1960s to describe how one's first
exposure to influenza virus shapes the outcome of subsequent exposures to antigenically …

During epidemics, the poorest part of the population usually suffers the most. Alfred Crosby
noted that the norm changed during the 1918 influenza pandemic in the US: The black …

Recent studies argue that major crises can have long‐lasting effects on individual behavior.
While most studies focused on natural disasters, we explore the consequences of the global …

Social and economic factors relate to the prevention and control of infectious diseases. The
purpose of this paper was to assess the distribution of COVID-19 morbidity rate in …

The COVID-19 pandemic has ignited interest in age-specific manifestations of infection but
surprisingly little is known about relative severity of infectious disease between the extremes …

The worldwide spread of a novel influenza A (H1N1) virus in 2009 showed that influenza
remains a significant health threat, even for individuals in the prime of life. This paper …

Background Prior research has highlighted racial and ethnic disparities in H1N1 vaccination
in the United States. Our study adds to this literature by utilizing an intersectionality …

This paper examines short-term birth sequelae of the influenza pandemic of 1918–1920 in
the United States using monthly data on births and all-cause deaths for 19 US states in …

Mounting epidemiological evidence supports the occurrence of a mild herald pandemic
wave in the spring and summer of 1918 in North America and Europe, several months …

Despite common perceptions to the contrary, pandemic diseases do not affect populations
indiscriminately. In this paper, we review literature produced by demographers, historians …